Thirteen years ago this month, my husband and I made a road trip to Riverside, CA, to meet a pregnant woman. Two months after that first meeting, our son was born and placed in our care by his birth mom.
The Adoption Parenting Grass Isn’t Always Greener, or Is It? Read More »
Creating meaningful ritual in open adoption
Rituals have always been used to signify a change or rite of passage, or to mark a transition in the life of a person or community. Although they are often interwoven with religious traditions, rituals can be anything that symbolizes and celebrates a life change.
The Adoption Entrustment Ceremony Read More »
Our office received a recent email from a 24 year-old woman who was placed with her adoptive parents at birth and it made our day!
Supporting Birth Parent Connection Read More »
Time to say good-bye
After 27 years at Adoption Connection, I’ve decided to step down/retire/move on/get-going … what is the right word?
Randie Bencanann: Thoughts on Retirement Read More »
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 »
“Are you the nanny?” As a Latina adoptive mom of Caucasian children, I have lost track of the number of times I have been asked that question!
Are You the Nanny?—Coping with Invasive Questions and Ethnic Stereotypes 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 »
Most adoptive parents and birth parents experience trepidation when they first approach the adoption process. They both report a fear of being judged, of being vulnerable in front of strangers and of not knowing if they can trust the other party to follow through on promises.
What Does Learning to Sail Have To Do with the Adoption Process? Read More »
Sara and her husband, Bradley, had recently completed their homestudy when they met up with friends for dinner to talk adoption. What came up were a recent blog about how a family found each other through Craigslist and a Huffington Post blog on the same subject.
Making Adoption Connections via Craigslist Read More »
Born in ‘63 & Parenting in ’13
When I was 25, I thought by the time I was in my late forties, I would be focusing on the lives of my grown children, waiting to become a grandparent.
Parenting in Your 40’s Read More »