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World Adoption Day

World Adoption Day is all about celebrating everyone whose life has been touched by adoption. Learn more here about how you can get involved.

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How to Celebrate National Adoption Month

November is National Adoption Month, a special time to shine a light on all the beautiful ways that families come together. Learn more here about how you can support a youth in foster care or an adoptee in your life today.

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10 Adoption YouTube Channels to Subscribe to

We all love spending time on YouTube. It’s entertaining and informative. If you’re looking for adoption-related videos as adoptive parents, birth parents or an adoptee, here are 10 great channels to check out.

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The Controversy of ‘Gotcha Day’

Happy Gotcha Day! How does reading that phrase make you feel? What began as an attempt to celebrate the day of adoption has become a controversy with strong feelings from several points of view. Let’s talk about why.

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Adoptees on the Internet and What It Means for Open Adoption

Recent studies show that teens on social media sites frequently become friends — and even meet up with — people they have never met before in person. How can this affect open adoption relationships?

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An Adoption Poem: "Broken Umbrella"

Inspired by one birth mother’s story, poet Tamara Jennette wrote “Broken Umbrella,” a tribute to the beautiful, selfless decision every prospective birth mother must make.

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Social Media Etiquette in Adoption

Putting our best foot forward when it comes to social media etiquette will benefit both the birth family and the adoptive family as they move ahead in adoption and the years to come.

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World Breastfeeding Week – 6 Facts about Breastfeeding for All Kinds of Moms

This World Breastfeeding Week, we’re sharing some facts about breastfeeding for adoptive moms and potential birth moms who may be on the fence about breastfeeding after giving birth. Click here to learn more.

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New Study Emphasizes Damage of Waiting to Tell Children They’re Adopted

Openness in adoption is a relatively recent trend. For decades, the pervading school of thought was one of secrecy. It was generally believed that if a child was adopted as an infant, he or she would never know the difference, and telling that child would only serve to upset him or her. Furthermore, the attitude […]

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Why There’s No Such Thing as an Unwanted Child

For an outsider looking in, adoption can seem like the exchange of a child between two families with polar opposite feelings — the adoptive family wants the child, while the birth family does not. But this is a heartbreaking misconception.

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