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 Adoption Agency Florida | Feb 26, 2018 | adoption, Birth mothers, Open adoption
We wanted to share a question that our Florida adoption agency received recently about positive adoption language: “I’ve noticed a few people saying online that the term ‘birth mother’ shouldn’t be used until after a woman places her child for...
by Adoption Agency Florida | May 9, 2016 | Adopting a child, adoption
The words we select and how we say them shows what we value and how we think. By using positive adoption language, we’re showing that we value adoption as a way to start a family. It shows we value it just as much as a family create biologically. If you’re able...
