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Adoption Referral: Cataracts

Blind, Cataracts   Medical

The topic of cataracts in children is surprisingly complex and it is a rare topic that is seen on the preadoption referral information. Cataracts ...

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Adopting our Child with a Congenital Nevi

Congenital Nevi   Family Adoption Stories

“I may not be able to change the world, but I can change the world for one child.” That, in a sense, is how I have felt since my youth. We...

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Post-Surgery Codeine Puts Your Adopted Ethiopian Child at Risk

Adoption News, Medical

Children are often prescribed codeine for pain relief after surgery to remove their tonsils or adenoids to treat chronic tonsillitis or sleep apnea, a...

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Adoption Disruption - The Elephant in the Room

Adoption Disruption, Adoption Education and Training, Post-Adoption, Family and Community Support

Disruption.  I’ve always hated that word when referring to adoption.  A movie might be disrupted by a noisy patron; a bus service line...

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How I Prepared My Sons for their Newly Adopted Sister

Sibling Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Bonding & Attachment, Transitions

My husband and I took many steps to prepare our sons in advance for when we would add to our family through adoption. However, we still experienced ma...

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Top 8 Books About Adoption

How To Adopt, Pre-Adoption, Adoption Education and Training, Book Review

The adoption process is an amazing one, but it’s not easy. Our two pronged approach to the adoption process helps families to weather the i...

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5 Common Questions Adoptive Parents Face and How I Choose to Respond

Family Adoption Stories, Post-Adoption

“By words we learn thoughts, and by thoughts we learn life.” – Jean Baptiste Girard This month my husband and I celebrate 19 years o...

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Avoiding Holiday Hassles

Family Adoption Stories, Social Skills, Post-Adoption

We all know the holiday hoopla is fast approaching. Some of us look forward to it, but for many it brings a mixture of depression and anxiety, filling...

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Post Adoption: How Can I Teach My Child to be Gentle and Kind?

Sibling Adoption, Adoption and School, Post-Adoption

How does your child’s engine run? If your child is like mine her engine runs on high most of the time. We are constantly saying “slow down...

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Down Syndrome Adoption: Why In the World?

Down Syndrome   Taiwan   Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Adoption Advocacy, Boys

We have a biological son and our daughter is adopted from South Korea.  We were in the process of prayerfully considering our second adoption, ne...

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