by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | May 31, 2021 | Adopting a child, Adoption preparation
When you start your adoption journey, one of the questions your adoption professional will ask you is regarding your preferences. Are you looking for a child of a certain race? Are you open to prenatal drug or alcohol use? What age range are you interested in? And,...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | May 3, 2021 | Adopting a child
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on April 29, 2019, and has since been updated. Many hopeful adoptive parents wonder, “What are birth mothers looking for in a profile?” and “What do birth mothers want in an adoptive...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Mar 15, 2021 | Adopting a child
Choosing a name for your baby is a daunting task. In adoption, you may find it is even more difficult than you imagined. The reason is that there are additional things to keep in mind that relate to the adoption that some adoptive parents may not have previously known...
by Linda Rotz | Mar 1, 2021 | Adopting a child, adoption tip
We were all, or should have been, taught basic manners for being polite, thoughtful, and helpful (if you need a refresh, read these 16 Forgotten Manners Every Parent Should Teach Their Child, from Reader’s Digest last month). But as a community of people touched by...
by Linda Rotz | Oct 19, 2020 | Adopting a child
So you’ve decided to adopt. After you’ve gone through all the preparations, you feel like you’re open to transracial adoption. If you feel like adopting a child of another race isn’t any different from adopting a child of your own race, you may...
by Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. | Sep 28, 2020 | Adopting a child
“We adopted a child from China, but we think she would be better off with another family without children. Does Lifetime help with re-homing or re-adoptions?” It is first important to know the difference between the two terms: Re-homing is a term that is...