Category - How to Adopt

Open adoption can be a great option for expectant parents, adoptive parents, and adoptive children. This article explains the benefits.

What is Open Adoption?

What is Open Adoption and Why You Might Consider it When Placing Your Baby for Adoption? There are many reasons expectant mothers and parents decide to place their babies for adoption. Whatever the reason, there are...

The children's book "Are You My Mother?" raises questions about identity, including those related to adoption.

Are You My Mother?: Dr. Seuss and Adoption

I’m always one to look for unique topics. While searching for a topic to add my thoughts and feelings to, I noticed one of the assignments said “Are You My Mother?: P.D. Eastman and Adoption” and I instantly decided to...

This article shares the basic overview and some of the in and outs associated with the facts of open adoption for expectant parents.

Open Adoption Facts

What is open adoption? In researching modern-day adoptions, the terms you will likely hear often are open and closed adoptions but what are the facts of open adoption? Closed adoptions are less common these days, but...

When considering adoption, many expectant parents ask "when can I choose a family?" This article hopes to answer that and many other queries.

When Can I Choose a Family?

The adoption journey has many benchmarks along the way and one monumental benchmark is choosing a family. As an expectant parent, you may or may not have come to understand what is involved in the adoption process...

Facing an unplanned pregnancy can be tough. Here is a list of the basic things expectant parents need to know when facing one.

Unplanned Pregnancy Basics

Waiting for the pregnancy test to tell you your fate can be extremely nerve-wracking. Perhaps you’re wondering about what the future has in store. An unplanned pregnancy can be devastating and you may feel like your...

If you are considering placing your child for adoption, this article will take you through the steps on how to start the adoption process.

How to Start Adoption

HOW TO START ADOPTION: WHERE DO I BEGIN?  If you are reading this, chances are you are in a situation where adoption is on your list of possible life adventures, likely because of a positive pregnancy test you were...

As an expectant parent, you need to be aware of the pros and cons associated with placing your child in an adoptive family.

Adoptive Family Pros and Cons

For an expectant mother, making an adoption plan for your child is the most difficult decision you may ever make. It is a decision based on so many emotions and with the best interest of your child in mind. Yet it is a...