Remembering Ellen Roseman
Ellen Roseman, a strong and important presence in open adoption for the past 30 years, sadly passed away April 20th, 2013. Ellen will be remembered for her tireless advocacy for open adoption records and helping birthparents and adopting parents create meaningful relationships throughout their lives.
Coping with Post-Adoption Depression
The long process of trying to have a child is over. The doctors, infertility treatments, paperwork, workshops, caseworker visits, dear birth mother letters, and countless other steps have finally culminated in the adoption of a lovely new baby.
Coping with PADS, Continued
Finding Support for Difficult Feelings
While the adoption process is almost complete, the end to the roller coaster ride may appear remote.
Transracial Adoption Q/A with Angela True
Adoption Connection participated in the Open Adoption Interview Project, where bloggers interview adoptive parents about their experiences surrounding adoption.
A Blended Adoptive Family – Writing Their Own Story
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.
Choosing an Adoptive Family
Who will love my baby as much as I do? Many pregnant women considering adoption find themselves asking this question.
Adopting a Drug-Exposed Baby: Making the Decision
Many adoptive families looking to adopt a baby through open adoption will at some point find themselves sitting down to fill out detailed questionnaires about what kind of baby they envision adopting. Sue and Jeff* decided to consider a birthmother who had used drugs during her pregnancy.
12 Tips in Adopting a Drug-Exposed Baby
Research, research, research. Talk to professionals – pediatricians, neonatologists or genetic counselors. They can help you feel comfortable with your decision.
Captured in Poetry, Two Adoptions
I recently had the pleasure of working with a 19-year-old birthmother, Allis, who herself was adopted at birth by her parents, Paul and Christina. Her adoptive parents were very supportive of her decision to place her unborn son in an open adoption and heard about a wonderful family in Colorado looking to adopt.
Finding Neil, My Birth Father
Her eyes bulge and take up most of the space on her round face. Her thinning, blond hair stands up in places like pieces of fine straw. My birth mother looks over 60, but she is not a day over 45.
