Category: Home Study
What to Expect During a Home Study for Adoption
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE! Adoption is a wonderful way to grow a family and give a child a loving home. However, the process of adopting a child can be daunting, especially when it comes to the home study process. The home study process is a...
5 Tips For Preparing Your Home For Adoption
Are you considering adoption? If you’re ready to take the next steps in growing your family, the first thing to do is to prepare your home. The amount of preparation that needs to be done can quickly become overwhelming to new adoptive parents. The most...
What Is An Adoptive Home Study Anyway?
What’s an adoptive home study? What does it entail? What do you need to do, and how do you survive the process? I often tell families that the home study process is intrusive, but everyone has to go through it if they want to adopt a child. It’s not anything unique to...
What Is A Home Study?
You’ve done it! You have decided to adopt. You’ve found the adoption agency you want to use and you have officially started the process. Congratulations! Now, it’s time for the hard part, the dreaded home study. The goal of the home study is to make sure you, your...
Family Home Updates to Make Before Adoption
While it’s easy to get swept up in the adoption process, it’s important that you’re making all the necessary adjustments to turn your current home into a family home. Because there is so much out of your control in this process, there are a few things you can do to...
6 Steps in an Adoptive Home Study Process
Adopting a child can be an extremely nerve-wracking and intimidating process! First, there is the decision to adopt in itself which takes a lot of planning, communicating, and researching. Next, there is the excitement of getting started with the process immediately...
The Home Study Process Explained in 6 Steps
The Home Study Process Explained in 6 Steps Finding a safe and loving home for an adopted child starts with an adoptive home study. At Adoption & Beyond, we work with expecting parents and hopeful adoptive families across Kansas and Missouri from all sides of the...
What is an Adoptive Home Study?
Adopting a child is a beautiful way to build a family. At Adoption & Beyond, we work with expecting parents and hopeful adoptive families across Kansas and Missouri from all sides of the adoption process. Working with expecting birth parents, and hopeful adoptive...