Adoption Support at Forever Parents

Adoption Advocate Video

Taken from the the web page:
“I am an advocate for adopting. I wasn’t adopted and never needed to be, but that doesn’t stop me from feeling for those kids who are in need of it. Many couples and even singles want to adopt, and there are even waiting lists they often have to be on. [...]

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 [...]

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  [...]

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 [...]

What Do You Want People To Know About Adoption

We asked our wonderful adoption forum members what they wanted people to know about adoption…here are their replies:

* I would say that people need to know that kids adopted from foster care are kids first. They were not placed there because they were delinquent or bad, they were placed there (for the most part) [...]

Adoption on HallmarkChannel.com

HallmarkChannel.com is featuring several different adoption stories called “Adoption: Real Families, Real Stories”. There’s thirteen different videos, each featuring different adoption stories. Have a box of tissues handy. My daughters & I have been enjoying them!

What Do You Want People To Know About Adoption?

I asked the wonderful mamas at the adoption support forum on Maya’s Mom what they wanted people to know about adoption. Here’s what they had to say.
(I’ll update this post as more replies come in)
1: Adoption is not second best, second choice or a last resort to parenthood. It is simply an alternate route [...]

Making the Decision to Adopt

The decision to adopt a child is a personal one, made for many reasons. Here, some of our forum members share what led them to making the decision to adopt.
** When we decided to adopt it was a very spontaneous decision. During a frustrating conversation with my mother about my sister’s poor parenting choices, I [...]

Presidential Proclamation for 2007 National Adoption Month

2007 President’s Proclamation
National Adoption Month, 2007
During National Adoption Month, we recognize the adoptive and foster families who have shared their homes and hearts with children in need, and we encourage more Americans to consider adopting young people of all ages.
Families who adopt show the generous spirit of our Nation. Every child desires a permanent home, [...]

National Adoption Month

Hello…I’ll be back to regular posting and what better way to start than to blog about National Adoption Awareness Month and National Adoption Day on November 17.
On National Adoption Day 2007 – Saturday, November 17 – an unprecedented number of courts and communities across the nation will come together to finalize thousands of adoptions [...]