Stepparent August 27, 2021 6 Ways to Seek Quality Mental Health Care for Your Child TW: Suicide In 2014, a Portland-area psychologist was suspended after one of her young clients attempted suicide. The psychologist... Read more Share Stepparent July 23, 2021 Boxing Champion Claressa Shields Talks Adoption Making history in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as the first U.S. Boxer to win back-to-back gold medals, Claressa Shields has grabbed the... Read more Share Stepparent February 17, 2021 6 Tips for Charting the Waters of Unplanned Pregnancy I feel an empathetic pang for the other women facing an unplanned pregnancy. The women considering adoption are various, but nearly all of... Read more Share Stepparent February 16, 2021 Adoption Loss – Praying For the Little Girl Who Was Almost Ours In May of 2010, we had just signed on with our second adoption agency. Our profile had been showing for a little less than two weeks when... Read more Share Stepparent February 16, 2021 Adoption: Why it is for Everyone As a writer for my own personal blog, I post frequently about adoption. Recently, I’ve come to the realization that many people, even... Read more Share Stepparent February 16, 2021 Continuing Proper Parenting Even When Under Negative Scrutiny Doug and Deanne Walker have 19 children, 10 of whom are adopted. These loving parents have been up and down and all around adoption,... Read more Share Stepparent February 16, 2021 Almost My Daughter This time of year always gets to be a little more than other times. The daughter we thought would be ours is turning two. When we... Read more Share Stepparent February 16, 2021 What to Do When an Adoption Opportunity Just Feels Wrong Doug and Deanne Walker have 19 children, 10 of whom are adopted. These loving parents have been up and down and all around adoption, and... Read more Share 24/7 support 1-800-230-3160 Pregnant and considering adoption? You make the choices. We take care of the details. Do you want contact with your child through an open adoption? SelectYesNo Do you want to choose a family you love to adopt your child? SelectYesNo Do you need medical and/or financial support during your pregnancy? SelectYesNo Next Step 2 of 4 In what state do you live? Select StateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict Of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming When is your due date? Do you need help working through issues with the father of the baby? SelectYesNo Next Step 3 of 4 How can we help you? Next Step 4 of 4 Please enter your contact information so we can contact you about your personalized adoption plan. Next Stepparent June 30, 2020 Exclusive Interview with Jessica Butler For this article, I had the amazing pleasure of interviewing Jessica Butler, who is the creator and editor of the blog Raise Magazine.... Read more Share Stepparent March 18, 2020 5 Reasons Why Adoption Is SO Important My heart was broken by the thought of so many children without loving homes, but I had no idea what to do about it. I was young and... Read more Share