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 | Nov 1, 2021 | Adoption preparation, adoption wait
Depending on your adoption preferences, being chosen by a birth mother and then matching up might take awhile. We understand that it can be challenging to suddenly have to sit back and wait, after months of research, paperwork, creating your profile, and getting...
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...