When you finally sign the last of the papers, you might be hoping for the feeling of happily ever after. While your adoption story should always be a tale of joy and love, there will always be some complicated feelings, too.
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The challenges inside the family unit are massive. As a foster parent or adoptive parent, the unique challenges of your life may seem to take over your time. You must maintain relationships outside your family.
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At first glance, play may seem inconsequential. Of course its fun thats the entire point of it, right? Its a way for children to entertain themselves and pass the time. However, theres a lot more to play than first meets the eye. Its far more than just a bit of fun; it is in fact essential for your childs growth and development. In this article well take a closer look at the benefits of play and why it is important to your child.
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Adoption conversations with children can be difficult, and perhaps never more so when there are multiple children involved. If your adopted child has a birth sibling being parented by one or both birth parents, it may be tempting to hide that information from them. You may feel as though you are shielding them from heartache, but as with all adoption conversations, the most important rule is that honesty is always the best policy.
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There are many parts of the adoption process that adoptive parents dread the home study is often cited as the scariest part, while others hate all of the initial paperwork. However, the one part that is pretty universally dreaded is the waiting period.
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Many families who have adopted a child have the privilege to be in an open adoption with a lot of ongoing communication. This provides so many benefits to both the parents and the child. However, no matter how close of a bond birth parents and adoptive parents may have, some things may be left unsaid.
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When a child is placed for adoption, it is inevitable that they will have questions you simply cannot answer. Your child will want some kind of understanding about why their birth parents chose not to keep them. Hearing the story from their birth parents will be heard differently than the same story heard over and over from you and agency counselors.
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Transracial adoption is becoming more common. While adopting a child from a different racial background from yours comes with several challenges, there are also many amazing benefits. Below, we’ll talk about five of those benefits, both for the child and the adoptive parents.
The adoption process can be a long and emotional one for both the birth parents and the adoptive ones. For birth parents, even if theyre certain that their decision to place their baby for adoption was the right one, theyre still likely to experience intense feelings of grief, doubt, or denial after placement. We have five tips to work through those feelings and start on the way towards a healthy, happy life.
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If youre experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, you may be feeling stressed and a little overwhelmed. The first step to alleviating this stress is finding the right doctor to guide you through this experience. A knowledgeable, attentive, and kind doctor will make you aware of all of your options and will help you choose whats best for you and your family. To help you find the right doctor for you, here are some tips:
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