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Waiting. Every adoptive parent is familiar with the ache of waiting. If your story is one of infertility (ours is), your waiting probably began lon

Many adults often have a negative image of teenagers: their view is the stereotype of acting up too often, having too many attitudes, and experimen

As an adoptee, you may sometimes feel a little stuck in the middle of your birth mom and your adoptive mom. There may also be times when you feel t

If you’re familiar with the adoption process, you’re probably also familiar with the term birth mother. In fact, many agencies require hopeful

Ah, dear old dad. Though the stereotypical dad is consistently seen falling asleep in the recliner or obsessed with the big game, the importance of

As a birth mother, I know that the uncertainty of when you’re going to see your child again and how you’re going to build a good, solid relatio

I started a die-hard search in 2013. I was obsessed; I searched; I found; I got myself reunited. The person I wanted to be reunited with the most i

Phoenix teacher Jodi Kacz was excited to go home to Buffalo, New York to finally introduce her adopted son, Orlando, to the rest of their family. T

The laws in America are changing all the time. That seems like a good thing when it comes to employee benefits. We are continuously seeing changes

As an adoptive parent, you absolutely need to know about several pivotal documents critical to the process of bringing your child home. No need to

We’re talking about some fears that potential foster parents have, fears that get in the way of taking the step to become a foster parent. Last m

Pete Moore, 59, has always been interested in his family history. After years of genealogy research, he learned a huge family secret. The Australia

I often seem to have the most interesting encounters in libraries. We had been home from China having adopted our two new daughters just a month or

According to a United States Health and Human Services Administration of Children & Families report, data shows that foster youth aging out of

News of the Family First Prevention Services Act caused a major upset for many, particularly in regards to kinship caregivers. Its implementation w

There are two faces of foster care, sort of like Dr. Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk. On the one hand, there are some great people who are doi