You might be surprised to learn what does (and doesn’t) increase the likelihood of an adoption disruption. Here are three “risk factors” that waiting families fear, and the truth behind them, as well as a hard truth about emotional risk in adoption.
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Oct
2020
3 Important Concepts Transracial Adoptees Want Parents to Know
Transracial adoptee Ramya lists what she wants all adoptive parents to know before adopting a child of another race.
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Sep
2020
The Importance of Fully Grieving Infertility: An Adoptee’s Words
An adoptee and writer at American Adoptions shares her thoughts on why it’s important for prospective adoptive parents to fully grieve infertility before they pursue adoption.
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May
2018
What One Birth Mom Wants People to Know About Her Adoption Story
Jocelyn always understood how adoption could change the lives of all involved: adoptive parents, birth parents and adoptees like herself. She’d seen it firsthand in …
9
Apr
2018
7 Well-Meaning – But Misguided – Comments about Adoption
People who are unfamiliar with adoption may say some misguided things to adoptive parents. Find a few of them here, and let us know any others we should include.
5
Feb
2018
10 Things Adoptive Families Want You to Know
Chances are good that you know someone whose life has been changed by adoption. So take a moment to learn more about adoption from families who’ve been created through adoption.
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Oct
2017
10 Things an Adoption Attorney Wants Adopting Parents to Know
An adoption attorney offers his advice on the things that all adoptive families should know about the adoption process.