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Articles

10 Steps to Realizing Your Adoption Goals - Every Time!
The successful, focused, intentional adoptive parents often reach their goals.

10 Things You Want To Know Before Doing Your Homestudy
Homestudy tips.

3 Short Stories on Older Child Adoptions
Some short stories about adoption.

A Businessman's Revolution
Dave Thomas' efforts to encourage employer adoption benefits.

A Different Kind of Relationship
Thoughts on adoption by a therapist and adoptive mother.

A Family Renewed
Parents and the death and adoption of children.

A Grandparent's Joy
Issues for grandparent's when their children adopt.

A Name is Forever
Naming a child.

A Narrative
A prospective adoptive mother waits for her children.

A Relinquished Baby Reminisces
Author writes of an infant's experience.

A Therapist Counsels Adoptive Parents
Questions answered by a therapist.

Adopted Love Isn't Forced Love
Adoption is not the definition of a child.

Adopting A Toddler-Aged Child
Adopting a toddler.

Adopting Adoptable Domestic Children
A mother tells of her confusion in trying to adopt a child.

Adopting Smart
An overview of adoption options.

Adopting Twins
A couple adopts twins.

Adopting: Fantasy or Reality?
Editorial on adoption.

Adoption - Hiring an Attorney
Information on hiring an attorney for adoption.

Adoption - Taking Care of Yourself
Take care of yourself and complete tasks while waiting for or immediately after placement.

Adoption - The Process
Information about the adoption process.

Adoption - Yours by Choice
Adopting after infertility.

Adoption and the Stages of Development
Adopted children and child development.

Adoption Decisions
Addresses questions that arise for prospective adoptive parents.

Adoption Expenses - Attorney and Court Costs
Information on adoption court and attorney fees.

Adoption Expenses - Dependency Exemption
Information about dependency exemptions in adoption.

Adoption Expenses - Loans
Information about adoption loans.

Adoption Expenses - Military Subsidies
Military adoption benefits for those who adopt.

Adoption Expenses - Planning for Your Child's Immediate Needs
Information on expenses to meet the needs of an adopted child.

Adoption Expenses - State Laws and Fees
Information about state adoption laws and fees.

Adoption Expenses - Taxes on Assistance
Information on taxes for adoption assistance.

Adoption Fees - Before Your Child Comes Home
Information on fees for adoption before your child comes home.

Adoption for African Americans
African American women have fewer choices in pregnancy.

Adoption Insights
Adoption finalization.

Adoption Preparation Questions
Questions to ask before adopting.

Adoption Resources
Resources for individuals interested in adopting.

Adoption Subsidy Resource Center Overview
Information on resources for adoption.

Adoption Subsidy: Negotiating and Renegotiating Your Child's Contract
Answers to frequently asked subsidy questions.

Adoption: to Tell or Not to Tell
Discusses the issue of whether or not to tell a child that he/she is adopted.

Adoption: Where Do I Start?
Beginning steps and information regarding adoption.

Alike, But Different
A story about a family with both adopted and biological children.

An Angel Gets Her Wings
The story of Betty Tisdale.

Another Generation
A father shares his joy about adoption.

Answers to Children's Questions About Adoption
Tips for explaining adoption to children.

Are Laws Regarding Reimbursement of Expenses a Good Idea?
Birthmothers and adoptive parents.

Are You Ready to Adopt?
Quiz for potential adoptive parents.

Ask the Author: Choosing the Right Name for Your Baby
Choosing names with "positive image associations".

At Our Age--Older Parents Adopting
Discusses issues surrounding older adoptive parents.

Azeri Adoption Gone Wrong By Trusting Friends of Important US Officials
A failed adoption.

Becoming
A search for birthparents.

Becoming a Multi-Ethnic Family
Tips for raising a multicultural family.

Before You Adopt
Things that prospective adoptive parents should know.

Better Futures for Waiting Children
Information on promoting adoption.

Burial
A poem for an unborn child.

Choices: A Single Mom Speaks Out
Single mom's story of adopting children.

Choosing
The thoughts of a teenage birthmother.

Common Fears in Adoption
Adoption fears.

Common Issues Among Adoptive Parents
Common issues for adoptive parents are discussed.

Consent to Adoption
Information on consent to adoption.

Considering A Transracial Adoption?
Transracial adoption.

Considering Adoption
Deciding to adopt.

Considering Adoption in the Midst of Infertility
Infertility and adoption.

Cooperative Adoptions: Contact Between Adoptive Families and Birth Families After Finalization
Information on cooperative adoption and statutes of different state that permit enforceable contract.

Coping with a Failed Adoption
Suggestions for finding comfort when an anticipated adoption fails.

Corporate America Helping Foot the Bills
Adoption expenses.

Cost of Adopting
Information on the costs involved in the adoption process.

Couple May Lose Second Tot They Wanted to Adopt
Getting and losing a child in adoption.

Dealing With Adoption Detours
An adoptive mother shares the frustrations of the adoption process and offers words of comfort.

Dealing with Biracial Adoptive Situation
An adoptive mother writes about biracial issues.

Deciding on a Second Child
Should we adopt a second child?

Definition of Adoption
Adoption.

Divorce During Adoption
Addresses legal questions regarding adoption and divorce.

Does God Believe in Adoption?
Bible references and proof of adoption.

Domestic vs. International Adoption
One adoptive parent's take on the issue of adoption.

Eight Things to Consider When Naming Your Baby
Choosing baby names.

Enduring the Wait
A social worker's commentary about the waiting involved in adoption.

Every Child Deserves A Home
No child is unadoptable.

Every Child Deserves a Loving Family
Age and country should not be an issue in adoption.

Faith-based Communities Respond to the Call
Foster parenting vs. adoption.

Father Awaits Arrival of Baby from China
Adoption from China.

Fedex Man Delivers Baby!
One family's adoption story.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Information on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Finding Carlos Roberto
The story of two siblings, each adopted into a different family.

Finding The Right Pediatrician For You
Advice about choosing a doctor for your adopted child.

Finding Your Adoption Attorney
Tips on selecting an adoption attorney.

First Encounters
Meeting your adoptive child for the first time.

Foster Home Care or Orphanages?
Debate over institutional care.

From Hell to Heaven: How Orphan Care Evolves
A correlation using the orphan care system.

Getting Ready: A Few Suggestions
Preparing for adoption.

Guilty
Feelings of guilt associated with adoption.

Haley's Story
An adoptive mother's adoption story.

Handling the Holidays:
Tips for prospective adoptive parents during the holidays.

He Knows Your Heart - What About Your Voice?
A poem by a birthmother.

Homestudy
Information on the adoption home study.

How Babies Are Made - The Basics
How babies are made.

How Do I Apply to Bring a Foreign-Born Orphan to the United States?
Information on international adoption of orphans.

How To Adopt!
Adopting.

How to Choose Your Baby's Name
Some tips on choosing a name for a baby.

How to Lobby Your Employer for Adoption Benefits
A mother's story of how she obtained adoption benefits from her employer.

How To Make Adoption an Affordable Option
Brief information on ways to make adoption affordable.

How to Make the Wait for Your Child Easier to Bear
Waiting for your adopted child to arrive.

Hurting Children: A National Shame
A wake-up call.

I Am A Real Mother
Poetry by an adoptive mom.

I Am So Glad You Are My Son
No bulging belly but proud to be a mom.

I Have Always Loved You
A birthmother's love.

Identity Crisis Years
Discusses identity issues for adopted children.

In The Garden of Good and Evil
A birthmother's views on adoption.

India - A Land of Wonders
The ways and life of East Indians.

Indian Twins Case Decided by California Court of Appeal
Native Americans and adoption.

Induced Lactation
Adoptive breatfeeding.

Induced Lactation - Adoptive Breastfeeding
Adoptive breastfeeding.

Infertility: School for Parenting
Lessons learned through infertility.

Information Sheet Regarding the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000
Information on the Intercountry Adoption Act.

Interview with a Prospective Adoptive Mom
Conversation between birthmother and hopeful adoptive mother.
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