by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Jun 6, 2022 | adoption
Have you just started to research domestic infant adoption? When interviewing adoption agencies, make sure to find out what types of adoption opportunities they have. In other words, what are their birth parents seeking in adoptive parents for their child? In...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Apr 26, 2022 | Adopting a child, Adoption preparation
The questions start as soon as you share that you’re starting the adoption process. Questions range from the racial heritage of the birth parents to the cost of adoption. Then, when your baby comes home and is out and about, people may ask if he is your...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Apr 11, 2022 | Adopting a child, Adoption preparation, post-adoption
Whether you are just starting your adoption journey or your baby is on the way home, your mind is most likely filled with thoughts about how things will be once your baby is there with you. That being said, there is also an element of uncertainty, fear, and disbelief...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Feb 28, 2022 | Adoption for my child, Open adoption
There are many benefits to adoption, not only for the birth parents and adoptive parents but for the kids involved, too. Adoption supplies children with the chance to experience the life that their birth parents wanted for them. Even though there are challenges...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Dec 20, 2021 | adoption tip, adoption wait
Family get-togethers over the Christmas holidays can be wonderful, but for those in the middle of an adoption wait, these gatherings can be challenging. Well-intentioned family members asking questions like, “Why haven’t you adopted yet?” or even,...