Madonna’s Adoption Approved

A court in Lilongwe, the capital of David’s home country, has approved Madonna’s adoption case. Proceedings for the adoption began in 2006 and Madonna was accused of abusing her celebrity status to smooth over the adoption process. Alan Chinula, Madonna’s lawyer, said, “It is a positive and beautiful judgment that will have an impact on Malawi’s adoption laws,”...

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Transracial A...

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute issued a 58 page report of transracial adoption. Basically they want to adequately prepare white families before they can adopt black children and they want to seek out and recruit more black families to adopt black foster children. I see two issues here…… 1) I don’t care what color you are, unless you live under a rock how could black families not know that black...

Support From Family And Friends While Adopting

We were very lucky in that our family and friends were very supportive when we were going through our adoption. It really helped us knowing the people in our life were behind our choice and they were very interested in the process. I know others don’t always have the support they need, or want so I asked the members at our adoption forums for their thoughts. ~~ Absolutely! Our family and friends couldn’t have...

Do You Know Other Adoptive Families?

We only know a few other families that have adopted. One of the family of my children’s former foster brother, who we see a couple of times a year and the other is a new family at our homeschooling group.  I asked the members of our adoption forum if they know, or hang out with  other families who have adopted?  Here’s what they said: ~~I don’t have ANY adoptive parent friends, which is why I value this...

Preparing Your Child To Answer Adoption Questions

Maybe it’s because my own children came to us at an older age…or maybe because my husband & I have different color skin than two of our children, but adoption is a topic we discuss openly and freely. It comes up in natural, conversations that we have with each other and other people. It’s something that is part of our life and “just is”, know what I mean? Whenever people ask me questions like...

Adoption Isn’t Selfish: A Birthmother’...

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Steven Curtis Chapman’s Daughter Killed By C...

What a sad story. Steven Curtis Chapman is a well liked adoption advocate and supporter of international adoption. He and his wife Mary Beth adopted three girls from China into their family, Maria being the youngest. The couple formed an organization, Shaohannah’s Hope, to aid families wanting to adopt. Maria died Wednesday evening after being struck by a car driven by her teenage brother in the driveway of the...

Adoptee Summer Camp in Michigan

If you’re the parent of a Korean adoptee in the Michigan area, Sae Jong Camp might be of interest to you. From their website: Our mission is to provide all Korean-American children the opportunity to explore their Korean-American identities, learn about their Korean heritage, and make friendships to last a lifetime. Our camp also provides an opportunity for campers to share their experiences with other campers and...

Blogs And Sites That Link To Us

I always link back to sites that link to us. if you’ve linked to us and don’t see your site in the “Links Of Interest” category, please leave the link in a comment so I can add you in. Check out these latest sites and blogs that linked to Forever Parents. Katd, who struggled with infertility, blogs at They Grow In Your Heart and is the proud mama to Lily Grace. The Attached Mother linked to an...

Thinking About Adoption?

The co-administrator at our adoptions forums has adopted eight times and she is someone that I personally admire for her willingness to always help those new to adoption. Here are some questions and concerns she compiled for pre-adoptive people to discuss and familiarize themselves with, even before beginning the process. 1. Make sure that you’re ready to adopt a child/baby that isn’t biologically yours. If you...

Keeping In Touch With Former Foster Parents

I’ve blogged about the great relationship we have with our children’s former foster parents. They’re such great people and we get together with them a couple of times a year. Becoming a foster parent is usually a decision someone makes because they want to help children in need. The foster care system is not without it’s faults and problems, but they have helped a lot of children, including my own...

Teleflora’s America’s Favorite Mom Con...

The contest is now over, but Teleflora stupidly put mothers who’ve adopted in the “non-moms” category along with grandmothers and stepmothers. Shame on them and hooray for the moms who spoke out!! An NBC Mother’s Day special was seeing to some last-minute changes after adoptive parents balked at a category honoring them as “non-moms.” “We heard the concerns from our viewers, and we...

Children’s Adoption Books

Unlike in the past, parents have a wide variety of children’s adoption books to choose from. When my parents adopted my brother in the early ’70′s these types of resources were unfortunately not available. Our Adoption Shop carries five pages (with more being added all the time) of childrens adoption books, covering a wide variety of topics. Children love to be read to and you can use these books as a tool...

Our Adoption Story: Part One

This is part one of our adoption story. To read the rest, click “Our Adoption Story” in the tags. Pre-Adoption: Our Life Before My husband Billy & I always knew we wanted to adopt. We had talked about it, several times, early on in our relationship. Personally, I never had the feeling that I wanted to be pregnant. I’m not quite sure why, it’s just something I’ve always known. As a matter of...

Transracial Adoption

**note: I’m not quite sure where I originally found this article or who the author is. I’ve had it saved for a while** Parents who adopt transracially cannot ignore that they become a minority family, subject to criticism, odd remarks, and prejudice from people of all races. I remember taking Julie, then 3 1/2 months old, to her first Christmas party. She was immediately surrounded by preschool girls, wanting to...

Adoption Connections

When my three children were in foster care (’99-’03), there were two other foster children living in the home with them. One of them was a boy a year older than my youngest. We remain friendly with their former foster parents and still see them a couple of times a year. About six months after we finalized their adoption, Pat (their former foster mother) called me to say that the other boy was starting placement...

May Is National Foster Care Month

AMERICANS CALLED ON TO ‘CHANGE A LIFETIME’ FOR OVER HALF A MILLION U.S. YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE May is National Foster Care Month; Partnership Marks ‘20 Years of Caring’ Over 513,000 American children are in foster care because their own families are in crisis and unable to provide for their essential wellbeing. Like all young people, youth in foster care deserve and benefit from enduring, positive relationships with...

Contest At Our Adoption Forums

We’ve been holding some fun posting contests over at our adoption forums. I think we may have to start some here at the blog!! These are the prizes for this contest…..all these books are available through our adoption shop. 1: Welcome Home, Forever Child 2: 97 Ways To Make A Baby Laugh 3: Parenting In The Home Stretch: 12 Ways to Prepare Your Kids for Life on Their...