Adopting? How to adopt or foster a child, baby or orphan

Who has the right to deny a person knowing his/her birth history? That is a question of debate in the adoption society: should a birth mother’s d

Let’s face it – completing your home study can be a daunting task. It’s easy to feel nervous and overwhelmed at the thought of a social worke

Nelson Mandela, the first elected president of South Africa, was himself adopted. Mandela Day is celebrated on his birthday, July 18th in honor of

“It was just awesome to be wanted.” That is the statement of Carson Petersen after being adopted by the Petersen family at 18 years old. Carson

Open adoptions are becoming commonplace in the realm of domestic infant adoption. Maybe you are already in agreement, but perhaps you and your spou

There is a saying that “you don’t marry a person; you marry their family.” I feel that those words also apply to adoption. You don’t just a

Officer Jody Thompson was off duty when a case of physical child abuse was called in. He had handled many cases of abuse, so even though he was off

Jeanne is a dear friend of mine. We share a community of foster and adoptive parents, we love each other’s kids fiercely, and we love a good and

I can almost guarantee that placing your child for adoption is one of the hardest, if not the hardest thing you’ll ever do. Every instinct will t

More foster children adopted after government reform, Pru Goward says  The NSW government in Australia has implemented a new program that does exa