Adoption and Attachment
I think sometimes as adoptive parents, we think that attachment is warm and fuzzy with lots of bells and whistles, but if we’re going to be successful adoptive parents, we have to look at attachment…
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Disclosure in Adoption: Becoming Your Own Advocate
When families reach the stage of matching with a child, the excitement can be overwhelming. You may already feel a pull in your heart from a photo or a short video clip. But before you…
Moments of Loss and Magic in Open Adoption
Google defines “open adoption” as an adoption in which the adoptive and birth families share identifying information and have contact with each other during and after the adoption process. There is no mention of how…
NAS ( Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome )… What do I do NOW?
You were just discharged from the hospital with your substance exposed newborn. The hospital staff tell you that your baby is no longer going through “withdrawals” and to enjoy your baby. Whether your baby stayed…
A Journey of Love and Loss: My Life as a Birth Mom
By Cindy I never imagined myself as a birth mother, but sometimes the most profound changes come from the most unexpected paths. I want to open a window into the distinct experiences of birth moms…
The Wait
The Wait. It is the “not yet” time between paperwork being completed and getting “The Call”. During the homestudy process, time can seem to go quite quickly as you scurry to get the required documentation,…
Learning Curve: Transracial Adoption, what I wish I knew
Transracial/Transcultural Adoption. These are terms that I’ve come to use typically in my family situation, but there are many others that are commonly used, such as Cross Racial, Cross Cultural, “Rainbow Family” ect. In any…
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