The world of adoption can be intimidating. There are dozens of choices to be made by all who are involved. Expectant parents are dealing with the u
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Choosing Adoption If you have found yourself unexpectedly pregnant, and are considering placing your child for adoption, you may be asking yourse
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A familiar saying claims that what you don’t know can’t hurt you. For prospective adoptive parents to apply this advice to their adoption journ
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In 2017, Kristen was a 26-year-old single mother living in Delaware. She was struggling to provide not only for herself, but also for her two daugh
The first thing you need to understand is what open adoption and closed adoption means. An open adoption is one where you have continuing communi
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On this episode of the Gladney ReFRAMED Podcast, host Emily Morehead LPC, discussed the complexity behind birth parent identity in the adoption pro
Growing up as an adoptee, I always had the first day of school fun fact down to an art. I was so proud of being an adopted child and would boast of
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For expectant parents considering adoption in PA, it can be confusing to navigate through the different types of adoption. In Pennsylvania, adoptio