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If you are just starting your adoption journey, hoping to foster a child or making contact with birth relatives, then this site will lead you to the information you will need.
You will learn about the different kinds of adoption - domestic, international, private, public, foster-to-adopt - as well as non-traditional adoptions. You’ll find out about adoption processes, laws and rights, and gain insight into the world of the adopted and foster child. Resources for adopting transracially, ideas for fostering attachment and issues for the adopted child will be explored from many perspectives.
Mixed in with the realities of being an adoptive or foster family, will be the celebration of adopted children and their families.
General Adoption Books for School Age Kids
Adoption books for school age kids can help children understand concepts and issues in adoption and also how to cope with adopted siblings. more...
International Adoption Books for School Age Kids
Children's books about international adoption help kids process their feelings about being adopted and help adoptive parents begin talks with their family. more...
Politically Correct Phrases Describing Adoption
By using updated adoption phrases, the general public uses words that describe adoption more positively and accurately when referring to adoptive and birth families. more...
By using positive adoption language when speaking to people, adoptive and birth families encourage others to use appropriate adoption words as well. more...
Adopted Children and Birthday Issues
By recognizing that birthdays can bring up adoption issues, adoptive parents can help kids find ways of coping with birthday parties and celebrations. more...
Adoption Themed Movies for Adults and Teens
For entertainment or as part of a healing process, adoption themed movies can help adoptees, adoptive parents and birthparents address issues in their lives. more...
Choosing Adoption Themed Movies for Kids
When watching an adoption movie with kids, adoptive and foster parents need to be aware of difficult themes, negative stereotypes and prepare for questions. more...
Pros and Cons of Transracial Adoption
In transracial adoption, adoptive families learn to embrace their child's birth heritage, become racially aware, and deal with stereotypes and prejudice as a family. more...
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An Overview of Ethiopia International Adoption
By: Dianna Brodine
An Overview of International Adoption From China
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How To Evaluate a Foster Child For Adoption
By: Jo Ann Woodsum
How to Adopt a Foreign Child to Your Family
Grieving Infertility before Adoption
By: Tricia Masenthin
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