by: Hearthstone
If you’re thinking about adopting find out the pros and cons of open adoption and closed adoption. [Read more...]
Ready to Adopt Again
March 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ready to Adopt Again: Is it Easier the Second Time?
Bringing new life into a family is often an exciting and fulfilling time. Unfortunately, it can also be filled with stress and difficulties—especially for those who are considering adoption. For many families, the pressures associated with adoption are managed with much greater ease the second time around. To ensure success in the adoption process when adding a second child to the family, be sure to consider which path to take, how to prepare, and ways in which the news will be shared. [Read more...]
4 Trials of Adopting a Troubled Teen
February 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
For the most part, many teens are placed in foster care rather than outright adoption. However, the trials of caring for a teenager are the same in either case. Although teenagers can be a handful, you have to set the best example possible in order to help reshape his or her life. The circumstances surrounding a teenager’s foster placement or adoption can create a great deal of drama. Most of these teenagers will refuse your help, but rely on it more than they realize or will care to admit. [Read more...]
Bonding With My Adopted Child
February 8, 2013 by 1 Comment
By Stella Mak
Bonding with your adopted child is the most vital step in your relationship with your little one. This is not a difficult task, especially if your adopted child is only an infant. The younger it is, the easier it will be to bond. However, if you have adopted an older child, you might need to have lots of patience before you can develop a close relationship with your child. [Read more...]
Adopting a Child – A Choice of Love and Commitment
January 30, 2013 by 3 Comments
By Linda Barnby
Two pregnant women met in my law office, as well as the husband of one. The discussion was adoption. Kind of odd, don’t you think, since they are both pregnant?
You see, one of the women has made a plan to place her unborn child for adoption. The other, equally as pregnant, plans to adopt that child as well as give birth just a few weeks later to her own child. How this crazy scenario came about is a study in love and commitment. [Read more...]
Top 5 Benefits of Open Adoption
January 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Open Adoption Versus Closed Adoption – Top 5 Benefits of Open Adoption
For many couples entering into the adoption process for the first time, the idea of an open adoption can seem a little bit troubling. Common questions and fears many adoptive families have about open adoption are, “Will the biological parents attempt to get their child back? Will the adoptee be confused with two separate sets of parents? Will we still feel like the adoptee’s parents if his birth parents are present?” [Read more...]
How to Tell the Truth to Adopted Children
January 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
by: AdoptionTips
Telling a child that he/she is adopted is perhaps one the most difficult things one can do as a parent. Here are some tips to help you get through this difficult task. [Read more...]
My Two Fathers
January 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We are a loving and committed couple who would like to be eternally blessed by a precious boy whom we will have the privilege of calling our son.
We believe in our hearts that while life sometimes brings people together in unexpected ways, they are always brought together for a good reason. We would like to develop an amazing and respectful relationship with you and consider your family our extended family. [Read more...]
Committed to Adoption Love
January 14, 2013 by 3 Comments
We have been in a loving and committed relationship since 2007. The spark occurred when we realized our mutual love of In-N-Out Burger, the west coast hamburger chain. From that moment, our relationship has been built on a foundation of respect, communication, love and laughter. Soon after we met, we realized we both also had a strong desire to become fathers. [Read more...]
