Adoptive families raising small children right now are fortunate to have access to a wide variety of children’s books about adoption. Book’s such as A Mother for Choco, Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born and A Tale of Two Daddies, as well as many others
Sam’s Sister: An Adoption Book for Both Kids and Adults Read More »
There are so many misconceptions about open adoption, adoptive parents, and birth parents. By sharing a little bit of my own open adoption journey, I hope some of these misconceptions will be clarified.
Being a Birth Mother Read More »
Your Adoption Parent Profile is done, and you’ve decided to include a personal cell phone number so that an expectant mother can call you directly. Instead of getting a phone call, you hear a “ping” on your phone and receive a text message: “Hi! Are you still looking for a baby?”
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In open adoption in California, birth parents and adopting parents have an opportunity to create a future contact agreement that will define the type of contact that the birth parents will have with their child and the adopting parents.
Fostering the Adoption Connection with the Help of Mediation Read More »
Adoption Connection is pleased to welcome author Lori Holden to the Bay Area. Her book, The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole, was written with the help of her daughter’s birthmother, Crystal Hass. Lori answered a few questions about her book in our recent interview with her.
Lori Holden’s Open-Hearted Adoption Book Read More »
Dear Mom,
Happy Mother’s day to each and every one of you — to mothers and mothers-to-be. Last year at this time, I had lost all hope of ever being a mother and tried to stop obsessing about being a
A Tribute to a Birthmom Read More »
Five-year-old Joachim and 2-year-old Jaspar are cherished young men. When the December holidays and birthdays roll around, the brothers get to celebrate with their parents … and their birth families.
A Blended Adoptive Family – Writing Their Own Story Read More »
Who will love my baby as much as I do? Many pregnant women considering adoption find themselves asking this question.
Choosing an Adoptive Family Read More »
For women coming to terms with an unplanned pregnancy, the first step in the decision-making process often involves a visit to a family planning clinic, hospital, or the home of a trusted friend.
Making the Adoption Decision Read More »
An unplanned pregnancy can bring up many different emotions.
When Cricket unexpectedly discovered that she was pregnant, she decided immediately to make an adoption plan for her baby.
Needing Someone Who Will Listen Read More »