Results for International Adoptions

So you’re thinking about adopting a child from another country? Wonderful! International adoption...

A quick introduction summary of international adoption, fast facts and statistics for the top countries, and links to individual country profiles.

While our initial search began close to home, the short and sweet answer to why my husband and I dec...

International adoption provides homes to needy children—why do the State Department's new rules make those adoptions difficult, if not impossible?

More parents than ever want to adopt. So why has the number of children that Americans adopt from overseas fallen by 75%?

In April 1999, Laura Blitzer -- a 41-year-old single university professor -- decided to adopt a child. Fifteen months later the native of Brooklyn, New York, was in Hunan Province, China, holding her 9-month-old adoptive daughter, Cydney, for the first time.

Read up on basic international adoption facts, like who chooses this path, how much it may cost, and what countries are most popular for American parents.

Adopting a child internationally requires a lot of planning and preparation, but we've got you covered. Here's everything you'll need to prepare for your international adoption trip, including a checklist for before, during and after your trip.

FEB 28, 2018 - (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Mark Montgomery, Grinnell College and Irene Powell, Grinnell College(THE CONVERSATION) When Ethiopia stopped allowing its children to be adopted by foreign parents in January, it became the latest country to eliminate or sharply curtail the practice. In recent decades South Korea, Romania, Guatemala, China, Kazakhstan and Russia…

Based on our survey of 7,500 member Creating a Family Support Group, we list the top 5 books you must read if adopting from foster care or international.

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Families pursuing international adoption may choose to apply for adoption grants. There are grant giving organizations who care for children who have been orphaned by giving grants to families pursuing adoption. The process can be time consuming, but for some families, it is by receiving these grants that they are able to continue on their ...

Adopting out of birth order can present problems. Follow these Rules for how to minimize problems when adopting older children. International adoption, foster care adoption, artificial twinning

Creating a Family, the national infertility, adoption, and foster care education & support nonprofit, provides information & resources on domestic infant adoption, foster care adoption, international adoption, fostering/foster parent resources, embryo donation/adoption, attachment, transracial adoption, and adoptive parenting. We also provide resources on infertility, fertility treatment, IVF, donor sperm, donor egg, surrogacy, infertility grief, and coping with infertility.

Adopting older kids from foster care or international adoption is a big transition for the child & family. Tips for surviving the 1st 6 months home.

Holt adoptee Cat Fisher shares her thoughts on international adoption, the movement to end it and the meaning of unconditional love. This story originally appeared on Cat’s blog. Earlier this month, a very close friend of mine passed along an article from the New York Times. His e-mail said “this is for you” with, Read More

How much does it cost to adopt in U.S.? How long does adoption take? How many infants are adopted, how many international adoptions & foster care adoptions.

Whether you’re exploring foster care, foster to adopt, private adoption, or international adoption, you should plan on taking the time to educate yourself.

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