Open Adoption
Features
- A Look At Open Adoption For Prospective Adopters
- Alex
- An Open Adoption
- Becoming A Family
- Between Adoptive Parents and Birthmothers
- Birthparent Grief -- A poem
- Breaking the Silence
- Contact Between Families After Adoption
- Grief and Open Adoption
- It is Never Too Late!
- Letter from our Birth Grandmother
- New Findings from Longitudinal Study Show Adoption Openness Results in Greater Birth Mother Satisfac
- Open Adoption
- Open Adoption
- Open Adoption: The Basics
- Openness in Adoption: A Fact Sheet for Families
- Our Open Adoption Experience
- Painful Lessons
- Portrayals of Open Adoption
- The Gift of a Child in Open Adoption
- The Lyon's Roar - Our LONG Adoption Story
- The Open Adoption Experience
- The Story of the Unknown Soldier
- Traditions: Welcoming New Babies
- What are the effects of ongoing contacts with birth families on older children placed from the publi
- Who Decides for Me and My Child?
Letter from our Birth Grandmother
A birth grandmother writes a letter to her grandson's adoptive parents, who contacted her and made the adoption an open one.... [more]
New Findings from Longitudinal Study Show Adoption Openness Results in Greater Birth Mother Satisfac
Research indicates open-adoptions work well for most birthmothers who have participated in them.... [more]
Open Adoption
Explanation of open adoption and it's origins; examples of experiences with open adoption.... [more]
Open Adoption
In adoptions that begin with openness, the expectant/placing family and adoptive family meet, select each other, and work cooperatively toward the placement of a child. They plan to maintain a relationship in the future in which they may communicate directly with each other through letters, pictures, phone calls and/or visits.... [more]
Open Adoption: The Basics
The basics of open adoption... [more]
Openness in Adoption: A Fact Sheet for Families
Information and resources to go to, to help one's family decide if open adoption is a good choice, and if so, which level.... [more]
Our Open Adoption Experience
A man writes of his experience with open adoption and how they chose to adopt.... [more]
Painful Lessons
Recounts the stories of Baby Richard and Jessica and discusses the difficulties that may arise with independent adoption; suggestions for prospective adoptive parents and birthparents.... [more]
Portrayals of Open Adoption
Stories of inspriration regarding adoption, especially open adoption.... [more]
The Gift of a Child in Open Adoption
It is a gift to give birth to a child. It is a gift to parent. It is a gift to have the love and trust of a child. Parents of all stripes are mandated to provide for the needs of their children, not the other way around.... [more]
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