Your relationship with the adoptive family and your child will be a brand-new experience. Navigating this type of relationship might be difficult, so it’s a good idea to envision what you’d like it to include beforehand. Here are some questions to ask yourself when you’re thinking of your future relationship with your child.
29
Mar
2019
5 Times for Potential Birth Parents to Reach Out to an Adoption Specialist
There will be moments in your adoption where you will feel challenged, vulnerable, and nervous with the weight of your baby’s future on your shoulders. But you don’t have to go through this on your own. Adoption specialists are always available whenever you need them.
18
Mar
2019
How My Family Discusses Adoption
Adoption is a word of love in our home. Birth mother is a word of courage. “Placing” your child, instead of “giving” your child away, is taught and enforced. Family is a word not just about blood, but an open heart. Sister is a word of pride. Words matter, and teaching my children the appropriate adoption language is the seed to change.
8
Mar
2019
Questions Your Kids May Ask About the Baby You Placed for Adoption — And Ways to Answer
Many women who placed children for adoption go on to have children they choose to parent, or may be in a position where they are placing a child after already having other children. How do you answer the inevitable questions about adoption? Here’s how.
22
Feb
2019
My Heart is Full: An Adoption Reunion Story
Seventeen years had passed since I looked into those bright eyes and smelled that sweet scent. The world stopped, nothing else moved, no other breath exhaled except hers and mine. Two beacons that had been calling to each other for years had finally found one another.
21
Jan
2019
Navigating Social Media in Adoption
Open adoption communication can be tricky. Add social media into that, and things can get really complicated. What’s the best way to navigate social media and adoption? Find out here.
11
Jan
2019
When Kids Say Hurtful Things in Adoption
There may be moments when your child shouts somethings that is a total punch in the gut. How can you respond when your kids say hurtful things? Even though it may not feel like it, moments that hurt can become opportunities for healing.
28
Dec
2018
What Every Birth Parent Needs from their Adoption Agency
Every birth parent needs empathy from their adoption agency, along with a lifetime of post-placement therapy and education on grief. Adoption agencies should be a safe place for birth parents to heal, learn, and grow.
21
Dec
2018
5 Holiday Traditions to Start as a Birth Parent
As a birth parent, the holidays can be difficult. It’s a time for family and celebration, and celebrating is something you may not feel like doing if your child isn’t near you. However, this list of holiday activities for your birth child can make all the difference for your holiday season.
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Dec
2018
Where to Get Adoption Support
Adoption can be amazing, but it can also be difficult. You don’t have to go through it alone. Whether you are a birth parent or adoptive parent, there are resources to help you along the way.