Category: Parenting
Thread of Love – a Poem by an Adoptee
Adoption is a journey, but it results in a special bond between adoptive parents and their child. The poem below was written by an adoptee to her mother. Spend a few moments reading through the poem below and it will be sure to warm your heart. Thread of Love...
Positive and Negative Adoption Language
Adoption Language is important to know in the process of adoption but can be confusing. In full transparency, like many others, when I started the adoption journey, I did not know the proper language to use. Even today, it can still be a struggle to know and use all...
Common Questions About Domestic Adoptions
Have you ever wondered how you should prepare for a domestic adoption? Many things can change at the last minute. It can be painful to get your hopes up only to have the adoption fall through. So how can you get ready while tempering your hopes and expectations? Here...
Adoption Story from Adoption & Beyond Team Member: Brittany Sheets
At Adoption & Beyond, each of us have had our hearts touched by adoption. To help celebrate National Adoption Month this month, we wanted to share the adoption story from one of our caseworkers, Brittany Sheets. Brittany understands what it is like to go through...
Communication Before the Baby Arrives
Expanding your family through adoption is an exciting and wonderful experience. As you wait for your newest family member to arrive, you may have questions or concerns you wish to voice to the expectant parents. Communication is the key to any successful adoption, but...
Deciding if Adoption is the Right Choice
Adopting a child is an amazing process this union creates a loving family for a child to grow up in. As a leading non-profit adoption agency in Kansas and Missouri, Adoption & Beyond works closely with expectant parents and adoptive parents to provide support and...
Powerful Advice to Prospective Adoptive Parents from a Transracial Adoptee
I am adopted, I am a person of color in a Caucasian home. My hope when writing this is that I could provide insight and understanding through my firsthand experience as a transracial adoptee. I hope my story sheds light on many of the harder realities of adoption,...
The Best Adoption Books for Children
Adoption is a beautiful gift for children and parents. For an adoptee, learning about adoption early is important. Reading adoption books to your little ones is a great way to help them understand adoption and the love you feel for them. Here are our favorite adoption...