by Linda Rotz | Apr 15, 2024 | Adoption preparation, home study
When facing the adoption home study, many prospective adoptive parents feel overwhelmed with anxiety about the process. They wonder things like, “Will they find our home to be acceptable? What about our parenting approach?” Indeed, welcoming a...
by Linda Rotz | Mar 4, 2024 | Adopting a child, Adoption services, home study
If you have just begun your adoption journey, you may have heard and read about the home study for adoption. Chances are you have many questions or even fears about completing a home study. Here, I’ll share the types of information gathered during a home study...
by Linda Rotz | Mar 28, 2022 | adoption wait
So often on Lifetime’s blog, we provide suggestions about what to do during the adoption process. Since there are plenty of opportunities for hitches along the way, we’re going to share three habits to avoid during your adoption wait, as well as things to...
by Lifetime Adoption | Apr 10, 2017 | Adopting a child, adoption tip
Listening is so important in any relationship, and especially when first meeting a birth mother. Many adoptive parents are so nervous during that first phone call that they chatter on and on. As a result, they never get to know the person on the other end of the...
by Lifetime Adoption | Mar 20, 2017 | adoption wait
It’s been a long, stressful road. When you chose to adopt you were, in fact, making a life-altering decision. Up to this point, you may have spent countless days, years even, hoping, and longing for a child of your own. You may have cried out of desperation in...