Hoping to Adopt
Features
- A Relinquished Baby Reminisces
- Adoption - Taking Care of Yourself
- Considering Adoption
- Deciding on a Second Child
- Divorce During Adoption
- Every Child Deserves a Loving Family
- Gay Adoption
- Genetics Vs. Adoption
- Getting Ready: A Few Suggestions
- Handling the Holidays: For Those Still Waiting to Adopt
- How to Make the Wait for Your Child Easier to Bear
- I Am So Glad You Are My Son
- Interview with a Prospective Adoptive Mom
- My Two Girls
- Nesting...It's Not Just for Pregnant Women Anymore
- Observing Adoption Awareness Month
- On Adoption
- One
- Providing Background Information to Adoptive Parents
- Ratings Reality: Adoption as Entertainment
- Rituals and Ceremonies in Celebration of Adoption
- Second Thoughts
- Someday
- Tabitha's Dreams
- Taking Charge
- The Final Step
- The Pressures of Infertility
- Things Everyone Told Me
- This is Our Story, This is Our Song!
- Too Many Questions
- Top Five Hot Buttons Not to Push!
- United We Stand
- Until the Real Thing Comes Along
- We are All Storytellers
- What It Takes to Be a Mom or Dad
- What the Books Didn't Tell Us
- Who and What to Tell
- Who Gains What? What's the Profit?
- Why We Don't Adopt Highways
- Parents with Special Needs
- Poetry
- Adoption
- Adoption Risks
- Adoptive Breastfeeding
- African American Adoptions
- Avoiding Scams
- Health
- Education
- Death/Grieving
- Volunteerism
- Success Stories
- Research and Statistics
- Laws & Legal Issues
- Finding an Adoption Situation
- Over 40 Adoption
- Blended Families
- Native American Adoption
- Hispanic Adoption
- How to Adopt
- Home Study
- Single Parent Adoption
- Failed Placement
- Resources and Information
- Counseling
- Naming the Child
A Relinquished Baby Reminisces
Author writes a story from the point of view of an adopted infant.... [more]
Adoption - Taking Care of Yourself
While waiting for placement, or shortly thereafter, there are things for adopting and new adoptive parents to consider, both tasks to complete and self-care.... [more]
Considering Adoption
After deciding to adopt, specific questions need to be answered to determine how to do so and what kind of child you want.... [more]
Deciding on a Second Child
Discusses the pros and cons of adopting a second child and questions to ask yourself; commentary from parents who have adopted a second child.... [more]
Divorce During Adoption
Uses scenarios to address legal questions regarding divorce and adoption.... [more]
Every Child Deserves a Loving Family
Every child deserves to have a loving family regardless of the child's age, uniqueness, or special needs.... [more]
Gay Adoption
Review of the legal and social issues of gay adoption; particularly in the area of adoption of special needs children from the foster care system... [more]
Genetics Vs. Adoption
How age affects the attachment of adoptees to their adoptive parents.... [more]
Getting Ready: A Few Suggestions
Suggestion for parents preparing to adopt.... [more]
Handling the Holidays: For Those Still Waiting to Adopt
Five tips for prospective adoptive parents to help them get through the holidays.... [more]
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