Adoption is a notoriously slow, expensive and frustrating process. Thousands of people who would like to add a child to their family wind up stymied in red tape or an interminable wait for a child who meets their family's adoptive criteria. Certain populations will...
When you married someone who already had a child, you understood the great responsibility you were accepting. Stepparenting can be challenging and rewarding, and it takes a special person to embrace a child who is not his or hers biologically.While your...
Adopting a child can be a long, stressful, frustrating process. One of the most important early steps is the home study. These studies, which are a required part of the adoption process, help adoption agencies learn more about the prospective parents and others in the...
Iincreasingly, single people are choosing to become parents through adoption. They may not have found someone they want to marry or perhaps don't want to marry. However, they want to be a parent. Being single is no longer a barrier to adoption for most agencies, as...
Some people who want to adopt a child rule themselves out before they even consult an adoption agency. However, factors that too many people assume disqualify them from becoming adoptive parents aren't always deal-breakers. We'll look at four of those here — and the...
Making the decision to adopt is a life-changing choice, and it can take a great deal of thought and consideration to come to that decision. But once you've made that decision, there are a lot of other things to consider: Will you go for an open or closed adoption?...
Traditionally, closed adoptions are very common. However, in the last few decades, open adoptions have become an option that many birth parents and adoptive parents have begun to consider, both for themselves and for the well-being and future of the child. This blog...
You already have two children, but you want to expand your family. You considered adoption before your first child was born, but never did it. Now you think it may be the right time. You may have a variety of reasons. Maybe you know another family in the community...
Naturally, when thinking about the impact of an adoption, people often consider the way it will affect the child. They search for ways to make it easier on the child and to make the transition go smoothly. This is important, but you also want to think about how it's...