Parenting Tips for Adoptive Parents of Adopted Children

In physics, force is defined as “any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object.” Pop culture has reinvented

As an adult, I don’t think I had all of the correct information about adoption and I’m sure that I wasn’t using the correct terminology. But,

Adoption allows for a wealth of topics on which people can debate. There are multiple sides to each topic and many seemingly valid reasons why one

After 30 years of marriage, eight kids (six of whom were adopted), and 25 years of foster care, we were done. Then, we got the call to take in the

Foster care and adoption is a miracle! It is one family welcoming a child/youth into their home and making them a part of their family. The biggest

Why is mom guilt a thing? Why do moms beat themselves up for normal everyday things? Society definitely puts a lot of pressure on the mom to do eve

How do you love someone you don’t really know? How can you miss someone you’ve never spent time with? While this can be difficult to explain, i

I have had the privilege of knowing many amazing and inspiring families all over this country who have embarked on the journey of becoming foster p

For the past eight years, our lives have been marked by something extraordinary. Something that few people can relate to and even fewer have walked

The thought of sitting down and talking to tweens (aka pre-teens) about, well, any subject, can feel daunting to “tw-parents” (try and

Making the choice to place a child for adoption is one of the hardest things any parent could ever do. It will be one of the hardest decisions they

Netflix has an original series called No Good Nick that deals with foster care themes. I have watched part one and part two, and I wanted to give

Whether you’ve just accepted a new adoption or fost-adopt placement or are about to, it’s important to know what you may expect in the first mo

So, you want to care for a child! Fostering or adopting a child without a loving home is a selfless adventure, full of excitement, hope, and even s

First of all, congratulations on taking the first step in learning more about Arkansas foster care. Becoming a foster parent, no matter where you l

Years ago, the visit supervisor for my foster daughter chased myself and the birth mom down the hallway in the Ministry of Children and Family Deve