What to Know When Adopting a Child of a Different Race

What to Know When Adopting a Child of a Different Race When you become an adoptive parent, you may not always be placed with a child who looks similar to you or your family. A transracial adoption occurs when a child is placed with a family of a different race or culture than their own….

How to Make a Lifebook for Your Child

How to Make a Lifebook for Your Child One of the biggest fears that a birth mother may have is whether her children will have questions about her as they are growing up. Many adoptees want to know where they came from, and they crave information about their biological families as they grow older. Particularly…

ICPC Florida Survival Guide

ICPC Florida Survival Guide Congratulations! You have left the hospital or agency with your new, sweet baby. You may be feeling a lot of emotions right now. Excited. Happy. In love. Exhausted…. Maybe even home sick. If you live out of state and you are traveling to Florida to adopt, you need to be ready…

How to Handle Adoption Announcements

How to Tell Your Children You’re Adopting You’ve probably received one of those precious postcards in the mail with the picture of a smiling newborn and his birth information. Birth announcements are incredibly commonplace for parents to send out when they have a biological child. They are a sweet way of allowing friends and family…

How to Tell Your Children You’re Adopting A soon-to-be mom can’t hide her secret from the world for very long. Her belly starts to swell, making it difficult for passersby to ignore the tiny kicks of a new baby. Adoptive parents can hide their expectancy for a much longer period of time. However, they will…

What Does an Open Adoption Really Look Like? When a woman decides to have a baby, it only seems natural for her close friends and family members to throw a baby shower. This get-together is a great way for loved ones to express their support and help the new mother provide for her bundle of…

Should Your New Child Know That He/She Is Adopted?

Should Your New Child Know That He/She Is Adopted? New adoptive parents often wonder just how much they should share with their child about how they came to be a part of the family. Many parents hesitate to share about the adoption, even in today’s modern culture that is far more open and accepting. The…