Category: Open Adoption
What Are Ideal Contact Frequencies in Adoption Agreements?
Have you ever wondered what the ideal contact frequencies in adoption agreements are? It’s a question that many individuals involved in the adoption process ponder upon. The truth is, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. The frequency of contact between birth...
Understanding Adoption Contact Agreements Legality: 13 Key Tips
Did you know that approximately 135,000 children are adopted yearly in the United States? Adoption is a beautiful way to create families and provide a loving home for children in need. However, as an adoptive parent, it’s important to understand the legality of...
Understanding the Benefits of Open Adoption
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE! This week, I’d like to shed light on the positive aspects of open adoption. This approach benefits the adopting family, birth parents, and the child being adopted. Let’s dive in: Benefits for the Adopting Family:...
Open Adoption after Closed Adoption
During my time in the adoption world, I have worked with multiple families that desire to go through the adoption process multiple times. Occasionally, I will hear from families whose first adoption was a closed adoption and are desiring another closed adoption, since...
The 3 Myths of Open Adoption
Open adoption can be a confusing topic for many adults. I have to admit, when I first started out in the adoption field as a younger, uneducated social worker, there were quite a few myths I believed about open adoption that simply weren’t true. In my most recent...
Advantages of An Open Adoption For the Child, Adoptive Families, and Birth Families
Open adoption is the best way to allow a child to have contact with his or her birth family without creating confusion or tension. That said, open adoption is not a form of co-parenting – the adoptive parents have full parental custody of their child. Simply put, open...
Embracing Open Adoption: Personal Story from an Adoptive Mother of Two
This is a guest post by Paige Knipfer from Love Grown Adoption Consulting. I remember the day I decided to start looking at adoption as the avenue to grow my family. I wanted to be a parent but at the age of 22 I was deemed infertile. The worst part: they couldn’t...
Conversations on Open Adoption with BraveLove – Part 3
Adoption and Beyond is a partner agency with BraveLove – A pro-adoption movement dedicated to changing the perception of adoption by acknowledging birth moms for their brave decision – and together we bring you some honest stories directly from birth parents. Watch...