Survey of Adoptive Families
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE! Recently, the National Council for Adoption, also known as NCFA, performed one of the largest surveys of adopting families. In today’s blog, I’ll be sharing some of the highlights found in the survey. If you’d like to...
Closed Vs. Open Adoption
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE! Adopting parents have the right to choose whether or not they want an open or closed adoption. However, openness surrounding adoption can be quite beneficial to all if done well and when it’s in the child’s best...
Adoption is a Leap of Faith
An important mindset to remember when adopting is that it’s a tremendous leap of faith. Much of the process and what happens even after doing everything right are out of your control. You’ll need to have faith in the professionals and the people you’re working with....
Navigating The Uncertainties In Adoption
Just like any major life change, adoption comes with many unknowns. It’s fair to want to find answers to these unknowns, but the reality is that uncertainty will be there. Because of that, we can tend to anticipate disaster, which is incredibly unnerving, to say the...
Breaking Down The Daunting Adoption Process
Over the years, I’ve been honored to help countless families expand through adoption. One thing they all have in common is being overwhelmed with the adoption process. When you compile all the costs, legalities, and invasive requirements for adoption, it’s completely...
3 Tips for Surviving a Failed Adoption
When performing a simple Google search, you’ll find that there aren’t too many statistics yet about the percentage of failed domestic adoptions. According to my own research, I found that about 75% of domestic adoptions are successful and only about 25% of domestic...
The Fear of Never Being Chosen For Adoption
When working with families looking to adopt, one of the most common and deeply held fears they have is that they’ll never be matched with expecting parents. The reality is: that’s a valid fear.They might not be matched with expecting parents. But I am a firm...
Adoption Education Requirements
Many families come to us asking what the education requirements are for adopting. The easy answer to this question is that it depends. Here are the education requirements for the three most common avenues of adoption: Foster care adoption – The training is...