Childhood is supposed to be an enjoyable period of life, but unfortunately for some children, it can be filled with pain and suffering. One of the most difficult predicaments these children face is being removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect by their...
National Grandparents Day will be 61 years young on September 11, 2022. This day is set aside to honor and celebrate grandparents throughout the United States. The idea for Grandparents Day was born when Jacob Reingold, the chief executive of the Hebrew Home at...
As a grandparent, you might not have expected to be raising kids at this stage in life. While people take care of their grandchildren for many different reasons, you’ll find that the hard work is worth it. Caring for your grandkids helps you to develop a special bond,...
The desire to give a child the best home possible often leads to some big adventures. International adoptions allow you to add a new member to your family that you might have never met otherwise. With so many children around the world who need a loving home, you can...
Adoptive parents and children may wonder about the real history of adoption. Closed adoptions were the norm until about the mid-1970s. Before then, teenage and unmarried pregnant women were usually scandalized, sent to homes for unwed pregnant girls and women or to...
Kids need parents, but sometimes they don’t get to be raised by their biological parents. The world needs other adults to step in and take care of children with nowhere else to go, whether it’s fostering for a while or adopting them forever. Children in...
