Oakland Family Services
Pontiac, MI:
Glossary of Adoption Terms for Families
Adoption terms are imprecise. They can have different meanings when used by different people. Use this guide as a primer to avoid any confusion.
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
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.
What It's Really Like to Place Your Baby for Adoption
"I took her in my arms and walked down to where the expectant family sat in the waiting room. The walk seemed to last forever."
How Closed Adoption Hurts Birth Families
Closed adoptions refer to a confidential placement of a child where there is no identifying informat...
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.”
How to Handle Adoption in the Family Tree
Learn how to address an adoption in your family tree and download family tree charts which include special options for adopted families.
How adoption brought joy to these families
How two families are navigating open adoption after foster care
Many professionals are pushing for foster-to-adoption families to build relationships with biological families, saying that maintaining those ties can benefit everyone involved.
Is Adoption Right for Me? What Open Adoption Looks Like in Real Life
In essence, an open adoption keeps the lines of communication open between you, your child, and the adoptive family.
What Is A Home Study In An Adoption
When many are in the process of an adoption, they are told they need a home study. Many do not understand what a home study even is and how it works.
When Your Adoptee Asks You the Hard Adoption Questions
Making sense of life as a transracial, adoptive family while relishing in the sweet, sugary moments of mommyhood
The Top 30 Questions About Adoption
Our adoption expert gathered a list of questions about adoption circumstances that adoptees most want to know about themselves and their birth families.
How to Handle Adoption Announcements
While adoption announcements can be a great way to notify others of your family’s growth, how should you really handle them? We wanted to give you a few tips on how to include the appropriate information at just the right time.
Do I Need an Adoption Agency?
Do I need an adoption agency for a successful adoption? When you're looking for adoption support, where do you turn?
What is the difference between an open, semi-open, and closed adoption?
How to Navigate a Very Open Adoption
With adoption as my option, I never considered how open it could be. In fact, my idea of “very open” wasn’t all that open at all. I never dreamed that my adoption would be where it is today.
The International Adoption Guide
So you’re thinking about adopting a child from another country? Wonderful! International adoption...
The Adoption Triad: Why My Voice is Important
Although I have been around adoption most of my life, I wasn’t aware until recently of the term “ado...
