The time between an adoptive family’s activation and when they receive an adoption opportunity can be stressful. You’ve put so much effort into your profiles …
4
Apr
2012
What to Do After Activation
2
Apr
2012
Reader Request: Why Does It Cost to Adopt?
There are two types of domestic adoption that occur in the United States. One is public adoptions and the other is private adoptions.
Public adoptions are facilitated by government-funded organizations that deal with involuntary placements of children whose parents were deemed unfit or unable to …
26
Mar
2012
New Report Shows Trend in Open Adoptions
Last week, the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute released a new study showing a continued trend toward open adoption and growing openness in relationships between birth families and adoptive …
8
Mar
2012
When to Tell People About Your Adoption
Once your family has completed the necessary steps to become active, you’ll be well on the way of your …
2
Mar
2012
How does American Adoptions monitor wait times?
Q & A with Laurie
Hello everyone, my name is Laurie Walker, and I am an Adoptive Family Specialist with American Adoptions. I have worked with many birth mothers and adoptive …
17
Feb
2012
Available Adoption Situations
Our last two Testimonial Tuesdays have featured families who adopted children from Available Adoption Situations. Some of you may have questions about what this means, so we thought we’d take the opportunity to …
16
Feb
2012
Coping with a Disrupted Adoption- One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Just when you least expected it, you received “the call,” the one informing you that a birth mother has chosen you – the call informing you that in …
4
Feb
2012
How do we get a SSN for our baby?
Q & A with Laurie
Hello everyone, my name is Laurie Walker, and I am an Adoptive Family Specialist with American Adoptions. I have worked with many birth mothers and adoptive families in my time …
20
Jan
2012
Understanding Bipolar Disorder in Adoption
“There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help.” – Catherine Zeta-Jones
Like millions of others, Golden Globe-nominated actress Catherine Zeta-Jones suffers from bipolar disorder. In April 2011, Jones entered herself into a treatment facility to receive the help …
12
Jan
2012
Preparing to Travel for the Delivery and Hospital Stay
For some adoptive parents, thinking about traveling to a birth mother’s state for the delivery, hospital stay and ICPC wait is enough to induce a …