Archive for March, 2008

Using Advertising and Facilitators in Adoptive Placements

Many people choose to adopt, and many birth parents choose to place their children for adoption, without the involvement of an agency. These placements are known as private placements or independent adoptions. Private placement is often preferred by people who want to adopt newborn infants from the United States and avoid the often years-long waiting [...]

Birthmother Scams

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” — Anonymous Warning signs of potential birthparent scams: One sign alone does not mean you are being scammed. It is the combination of several and your instincts that should make you leary. A favorite ploy is for a scam artist is to fix you [...]

Study On Young Adoptees

UNCG RESEARCHERS FIND ADOPTED CHILDREN TO BE AS WELL-ADJUSTED AS THEIR PEERS By Deborah Durkee Dr. DiAnne Borders Dr. Kay Pasley GREENSBORO — Parenting is a tough job. One with many questions and no training manual, employing instead a sink-or-swim method of learning. Add adoption to the mix, and the questions of parenting become more [...]

International Adoption Video