Category: Blog
Optimizing Post-Adoption Visitation: A How-To Guide
Have you ever wondered how to make post-adoption visitation more effective and meaningful for everyone? This guide explores practical strategies and techniques to ensure enjoyable post-adoption visitations contribute to the child’s overall well-being and...
Setting Healthy Boundaries in Post-Adoption Scenarios
Imagine a garden full of blooming flowers, each one unique and vibrant. Like those flowers, the relationships in post-adoption scenarios require careful nurturing and tending. Setting healthy boundaries is an essential aspect of this process, ensuring a harmonious and...
Fundraising for Adoption: 1 Organization’s Innovative Approach
There are so many needs in the world, and it’s a remarkable thing when fulfilling one need can help provide for another need. JT Olson knows all about this, as the founder and president of the Nashville-based nonprofit Both Hands that helps families by fundraising for...
Post-Adoption Contact’s Role in Adoptee Identity
Imagine adoptee identity as a puzzle, with each piece representing a different aspect of who they are. Now, consider post-adoption contact as the missing piece that completes the picture. It significantly shapes your identity, impacting your sense of self, belonging,...
3 Tips for Smooth Post-Adoption Meetups With Kids
By some stroke of fate, you find yourself navigating the world of post-adoption meetups with your newly adopted child. As you embark on this journey, you quickly realize that these meetups can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. How do you ensure that these...
Birth Parent Rights in US Open Adoptions
Imagine standing at a crossroads, holding a delicate thread connecting you to a child you brought into this world. This thread represents the intricate web of birth parent rights in US open adoptions, a topic that demands our attention and understanding. As you...
Making Informed Adoption Choices as a Birth Parent
Did you know that according to recent studies, approximately 135,000 children are adopted in the United States each year? As a birth parent, the decision to place your child for adoption can be incredibly difficult and emotional. It’s crucial to ensure that you...
Best Practices for Identity Preservation in Adoptions
Imagine embarking on a journey where the destination is not just a physical place but a profound sense of self. Adopting a child is like setting sail on a vast ocean, with the potential to discover a treasure trove of identity. But how can you ensure that this...