Little Known Facts About the Adoption Process
Though a popular topic of conversation, unless you have experience with the adoption process, it’s unlikely that you know what goes into it. People may say they’ll adopt a child, but it’s a complicated process that not many people are familiar with. If adoption is...
How to Help Your Adopted Child Adjust to Their New Home
Adopting a child can be both an exciting and overwhelming time. Not only do you have to get used to assuming the role of being a parent to a child, but your new child will have to adjust to their new home, surroundings, and family. The adoption process itself is long...
What to Know About the Foster Care System
The foster care system has over 400,000 children in it in the United States alone, and the number is only increasing with each passing year. Despite the large number of children in need of a home, some states have less than 10,000 beds available to accommodate them...
How To Interact with Adoptive Parents
Adopting children can be the happiest time of a person’s life. Many people adopt children for a variety of reasons. And as a society, it is our responsibility to respect the decisions of others, even if we don’t necessarily agree with them. And that is precisely why...
New Foster Care Rules On The Horizon
Since the point of the foster care system in the United States is to keep children safe, it's no surprise that the government enforces strict rules about who can become a foster parent. Unfortunately, these rules sometimes prevent loving homes from opening their doors...
DCYF’s Disastrous Decision
You're going to want to take a sip of your coffee and hang on for this one. I don't get political on Facebook or anywhere often, but this just absolutely infuriates me. DCYF is cutting funding to programs and organizations that offer help to foster families, including...
2018 Sets the Record for Adoptions
Families needed to make more room at the dinner table this Thanksgiving season, especially as 2018 saw a record-high adoption year. Over the past year, adoptions from foster care have risen by 18 percent, with Louisiana boasting a record increase during the twelve...
The First Steps of the Adoption Process
When looking into adopting a child, there is an immense amount of thought that must go into the process. But where to begin? And when? How? The following outlines precisely what adults looking to adopt should take into consideration before diving in head first. What...
How to Identify a Strong Adoption Agency
If you're pursuing adoption, finding a reputable agency is among the most crucial steps in establishing the foundation for a successful experience from start to finish. While choosing a strong adoption agency may appear daunting with the number of existing agencies...
Building Sibling Bonds Between Natural Children and Foster Children
Different families have different ways of coping with the sibling rivalry issues that can arise when one child is a biological addition to the family, while the other was adopted. Whether the natural-born child (or children) arrived before or after their adopted...