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It’s Okay to Choose Adoption After Parenting — Thoughts from a Birth Mother

There are women who choose adoption after parenting a child — and birth mother Lindsay is one of them. Read about her experience doing so, including the challenges and rewards she would face along the way.

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Keeping Adopted Kids Healthy for Child Health Day 2018

Child Health Day was put in place as a special holiday to renew efforts at protecting and empowering children. No matter what your relationship is to adoption, we’ve rounded up different ways to promote healthy, happy kiddos.

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Congress Rejects Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Amendment

The House of Representatives has rejected legislation that would have allowed federally funded adoption professionals to discriminate against LGBTQ parents based on religious grounds.

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How This Week’s “This is Us” Tackles Adoptees’ Complex Feelings of Loss

In the season 3 premiere, Randall asks Deja a big question — but her response is not what he (or other adoptive parents) might expect. Find out what her response reveals about adoptees’ feelings in general.

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7 Important and Interesting Facts About Adoption — Part Two

Find some more need-to-know facts about adoption before you decide to follow through with this life-changing journey in the second part of this two-part series.

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Thoughts from a Birth Mother

7 Important and Interesting Facts About Adoption — Part One

In the first part of a two-part series, birth mother Lindsay offers some need-to-know facts about adoption every prospective birth mother should know.

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Adoptive Family Birth Parent

5 Places to Find Beautiful Adoption Jewelry

In the world of adoption, an adoption necklace, adoption bracelet, adoption ring, or other types of jewelry can serve so many different purposes for those involved.

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Navigating Post-Placement Waters as a Birth Mother – Thoughts from a Birth Mother

What do you do when your open adoption communication becomes challenging? Birth mother Lindsay offers tips from her own experience.

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Tips for “Normalizing” Adoption as a Birth Mother – Thoughts from a Birth Mother

How you help spread awareness and joy about adoption when you have placed a child with adoptive parents? Learn from birth mother Lindsay, who has been in your shoes.

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New Maine Law Protects Sibling Groups in Foster Care

A new law in Maine will help to ensure children in foster care remain with their siblings, a Bangor news station reports.

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