How to Help Your Adopted Child Adjust to Their New Home

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

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...
2018 Sets the Record for Adoptions

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...

3 Alternatives to Adoption

Adoption is a big step for couples and growing families alike . In the end, adoption might not be the path that is meant for everyone and that is just fine. Adopting is a BIG step.  So, what if you find that you are one of those couples or families that aren’t ready...