September 04, 2016

Adoption News Roundup

Happy holiday weekend, friends! Man are we glad to see the intense heat of summer move aside, making way for cooler temps and the beginning of fall! (Too soon?)

For those lazy afternoons on the patio, when the kids are playing and you want something interesting to read, here are a few of the links that caught our eye this week.

Enjoy!

“To my daughter’s birth mother: our door is always open.” Love.

“5 things I wish you understood about foster care.” For this often-misunderstood industry, and the kids who reside within, we are always looking to encourage increased and more widespread awareness and knowledge.

“How to teach proper adoption language to a misunderstanding world.” “This may sound elementary, but make education your overarching goal. Adoptive parents are interesting people. Even though our population is growing, we’re still an anomaly for the most part. Our very presence begs people to ask questions. And the world needs to know the correct answers.”

Have you dealt with any passive aggressive behavior in your adoption situation? Lavender Luz writes back to a reader whose child’s birth mother leaves her passive aggressive comments on her social media pages.

“Adopting a white child across racial lines.” This adoptive mother shares her experience of adopting a little girl whose race came as a surprise.

There are so many ways to adopt…including embryo adoption!

49 phrases to calm an anxious child.