Categories
News

5 Things to Know About Kinship Care this National Foster Care Month

May is National Foster Care Month, a time to recognize the role we can each play in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care. It’s also a time to acknowledge the many foster parents, family members, volunteers, mentors, policymakers, child welfare professionals and other members of the community who are already doing […]

Categories
General News

#FliptheScript on These 10 Myths for National Infertility Awareness Week

This National Infertility Awareness Week, flip the script on these 10 common myths and misunderstandings about infertility and adoption:

Categories
Birth Parent

The Myth of the Teenage Birth Mom

Even though adoption is becoming increasingly common and widely accepted in society today, there are still some pretty persistent (and often, damaging) myths about birth parents out there — one of them being the myth of the teenage birth mom.

Categories
General

How Are Adoption Professionals Regulated?

Different types of professionals are subject to different adoption regulations — and it’s important to understand what those regulations mean if you want to make an informed decision about the adoption professional you choose.

Categories
News

How You Can Help This Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Here are five things everyone can do to get involved this month and throughout the year to prevent more children from becoming victims of child abuse and neglect:

Categories
Birth Parent

4 Ways to Deal with Unwanted Advice as a Birth Mom

Dealing with unsolicited advice is hard for any pregnant woman. But if you’re considering adoption, responding can be especially challenging. Here’s what to do:

Categories
General

5 Adoption Songs Everyone Needs to Hear

Wherever you are in your adoption process, whether you’re an adoptive parent, birth parent or adoptee, we hope that these five adoption songs encourage, uplift and comfort you on your journey:

Categories
News

Kansas Legislators Introduce “Religious Freedom” Adoption Bills

Kansas legislators have proposed two “adoption protection bills” that would allow agencies to discriminate against adoptive parents based on religious beliefs.

Categories
News

Sign the Petition to Save U.S. International Adoptions!

Save Adoptions has submitted a petition to the White House to solve the growing crisis of international adoption by American parents. But the petition needs your name, too.

Categories
Adoptive Family

Bringing Home an Older Child Through Adoption

When adoptive families bring home a newborn, it may be a very similar feeling to biological parents bringing home their newborn. But what do you do when you bring home an older child? What are some things you can do to prepare your house and family and to make the first day easier for your new child?

Get Free Info