April 14, 2016

Adoption News Roundup

Happy Thursday, friends!

Here are some reads to get you through to the weekend…

5 questions you might have about adoption, but are too scared to ask. Any of these sound familiar?

This adoption wedding surprise is a tearjerker!

15 things NOT to say to a parent of a child with special needs, starting with, “I’m sorry.”

Tips for creating your adoption profile, straight from birth mothers! “Let potential birth parents know that your life is full enough, that you aren’t depending on a baby to make it “complete.” “I didn’t want my baby to be the one thing that saved these people from a life of misery,” explains Sara, “so I passed on them.” Yet don’t make it seem so full that you would have no room for a child. Shelly recalls one couple she didn’t choose: “Both people had high-powered jobs and were involved in so many things that I just couldn’t see how they’d fit in another responsibility.”

So incredibly powerful. “A lost daughter speaks.” “I believe my story resonated with the Chinese public because so many have relinquished children. During my search, I met with over 50 birth families – each of which had left a baby on one single street in Wuhan in March 1992. The implications of this are quite vast. What about other streets in the same month? What about other months? What about other years? What about the families who chose not to come forward?”

A few tips for avoiding home study problems.

50 great questions for family history interviews. An excellent way to teach yourself and your children more about your family’s history!

Adopting from foster care? Here are 6 very important things you need to know! “People believe that because it’s expensive to adopt internationally or to adopt through a private agency…it’s also expensive to adopt from foster care. It’s not,” Soronen explained.”It costs virtually nothing.” In fact, the average cost of adopting from foster care is less than $2,500, and up to $2,000 may becovered by the state. Families may also receive monthly maintenance payments and financial aid for their child’s college education.