Adoption Process for Adoptive Families [Infographic]

16 Things You Learn As An Adoptive Family

You can only save a child once. After that it's called parenting.

What if the Adoptive Family Stops Post-Placement Contact?

It's a situation no birth parent wants to experience. However, it is possible, which is why birth parents must be prepared for how to react in this situation. We've gathered a few tips in this article to help.

How to Answer Ignorant Questions about Your Adoptive Family

We are often asked ignorant and prying questions about our adoptive transracial family that can lead...

Keep Focus on What the Adoptive Family Can Do for the Child

While everyone may have their own motivation to explore adoption, the core of the desire for a family to adopt should be based on something deeper.

4 Things You Learn From Being Part Of An Adoptive Family

What makes a family has nothing to do with biology or adoption. A family is built out of love, loyal...

Building Adoptive Family Traditions

Making seasonal memories, maybe even traditions, is a great thing for an adoptive family to do. Celebrating the holidays intentionally is key.

Top Tips for Adoptive Families

Becoming a parent is a huge milestone — and for many people, it’s their life’s greatest wish. But the truth

What I want you to know about vocabulary towards adoptive families

Rage Against the Minivan explores transracial adoption, race, politics, faith, motherhood, international adoption, foster care adoption, and identity.

5 Questions Not To Ask An Adoptive Family

It's back to school time with opportunities to meet new families and new faces! Now is the perfect time of year to have teachable moments with your kiddos on how to interact with people and families that possibly look different than your...

Find an Adoptive Family. Barker Families Ready to Adopt

When you make an adoption plan for your baby, you choose who will parent your child. Barker’s prospective adoptive families are a diverse group of individuals and couples who are ready and excited to lovingly welcome a child into their family.

6 things you shouldn't say to adoptive families

Each year, approximately 135,000 children are adopted in the United States. Even with that number, there are still many who unknowingly say hurtful things to individuals in adoptive situations.<br>Here are some things that you shouldn't say.

Adoptive Families General Newborn Care Guide

Becoming a parent can be an intimidating role to take on. If you haven’t thought about it already, it’s important to take some time to educate yourself on the basics of parenting. Even if your matc…

Adopt My Baby: 5 Things to Look for in an Adoptive Family

When you ask yourself, "who do I want to adopt my baby?", you want to find an adoptive family that reflects your same values &amp; beliefs.

What Social Workers Need to Know When Working with Adoptive Families

Social workers have been an ever-present part of my family. Over the course of 13 years, we have parented 7 children from foster care, 5 of whom we adopted. In that time, we have had countle…

What is the cost of adoption from foster care?

4 tips on finding the right adoption & foster care support group for you

Adopting and doing foster care can be lonely in the world-at-large. Very few people know what it’s like to adopt, they don’t know about bonding or attachment issues, they don’t kn…

20 Heartwarming Pics Of Children Who Were Just Adopted

It's exciting to hear about a family who brings a loved and cherished child into their homes through adoption. While many are looking forward to bringing

just not with them. What happens to birth mothers after the adoption hoopla?

“When you lose a family member and bury them, it’s closing a door,” she says. “When you place a child [in an open adoption]... You experience loss all the time.”

Should I Consider Adoption for My Child? Open Adoption & Family Services

Should you consider adoption for your chilld? We'll help you create an open adoption relationship in which you feel at home: warm, welcomed and accepted.