When I think about how to explain an open adoption definition, I find myself listing all the reasons why there isn’t one set definition to explai
Every adoption story is unique and beautiful. Here are 7 ways to support a seeker, or an adoptive child looking for his or her birth family. Every
Adoption has always been a part of my identity. When I was two days old, I was adopted by my amazing parents. This was the 80s, so most of the adop
Florida is often referred to as the Sunshine State. Expectant parents considering adoption from Florida are smart to learn about the requirements f
The adoption triad, which consists of the adoptive parents, the biological parents, and the adoptee, is pictured as a triangle with a heart around
I adopted my daughter Rachel Zhanna from Kostanai, Kazakhstan, in 2004 when she was a year old. I didn’t know anything about Kazakhstan before I
If you’re seeking an adoption plan for a child, you’ll likely be seeking an adoption center or adoption agency to help you with this decision a
It was around three o’clock in the afternoon on Monday, May 14, 2018, the day after Mother’s Day in 2018. I was in my office when I received a
Gladney reFRAMED Podcast talks about multiple kinds of experiences in adoption. What additional emotions does adoption create, for the adoptee and
She’s a country singer, a Grammy award-winning songwriter, a backup vocalist for Christopher Cross, a wife, a mother, and an adoptee. Marcia Ram
For this article, I asked to interview my foster sister, Dawn, to tell her adoption story. Dawn is a 38-year-old African American woman who was ado
There was only one piece of advice I was ever given when I learned I was about to be a mom. I received this advice from a few different people, b
I never thought I was any different than the other kids. Being adopted was so normal to me that I just figured there were lots of kids in my class
Finding Your Roots What if there was a way for children adopted internationally to reconnect with their roots? The Gladney Center for Adoption and
When Susan Welch’s older brother took her out for dinner shortly after her mother died, she did not expect anything unusual. Little did she know
If you or a loved one was placed for adoption chances are, at some point, you will consider what it may be like to reconnect with them and wonder h