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 Heather Featherston | Apr 3, 2023 | Adoption for my child
If you’re thinking about adoption, you want the best for your baby. However, you may wonder who will adopt your baby. Or you may worry your child will end up in the foster care system. Many women considering adoption have asked, “Are babies put up for...
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 Linda Rotz | Mar 7, 2022 | Adopting a child, Parenting, post-adoption
Adoptive parents often ask me how and when they should explain adoption to their child. When is the right time to tell your child their whole adoption story? Many new adoptive parents feel uncertain and concerned about how to best discuss adoption with their...
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...