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Fewer than 1% of pregnant teens entrust their child to adoption but those that do often choose open adoption, an arrangement that allows the biological parents to be a part of their child's life and gives a new definition of family.
Our journey to parenthood was not what we imagined. Through an open adoption we discovered a new life full of love. Adoption is a gift.
The term open adoption can strike fear in the heart of every adoptive family. But it doesn't need to. Much of our ideas of openness tend t...
With open adoption through foster care, contact with a birthmother or birthfamily should be set with boundaries to protect adopted children and keep them safe
How to successfully create and maintain an open adoption with healthy boundaries for the birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted child.
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An adoptive mother shares her story about riding the open adoption rollercoaster -- the ups and downs she experienced en route to adopting her newborn son.
An adoptive mother and open adoption advocate explains the five paper milestones adopting families have to go through to adopt a baby in the United States.
An adoptive mother shares her thoughts about how adopting parents can prepare for open adoption and what she wish she knew about creating a family through adoption.
When considering an open adoption, the birth parent-adoptive parent relationship is very important. check out the following tips to learn more.
These are the most frequently asked questions we hear regarding our relationship with our younger son’s birth parents,
The pros and cons of open adoption. Deciding to adopt? Here is what you need to know and expect with an open domestic adoption
Open adoption was once very rare, but it's becoming more and more common. Read about how it's developed over the years, and how it can work for your family.
An adoptee in an open adoption shares what she's learned and what she wants adopting parents to know about open adoption.
One often scary, overwhelming and misunderstood part of infant adoption is called open adoption. This is where birthmoms and adoptive families have some type of ongoing communication and relationship. Listening to an open adoption story can help us all learn how others have successfully started and grown their relationship. On this episode of the Infant
What does open adoption mean to you? How are you coping with the wait? What are expectant parents looking for? See the results of our Facebook open adoption discussion.
Members of the open adoption community share their answers and insights in our annual National Adoption Month series, "30 Days 30 Questions."
What does your open adoption agreement look like? Here are some candid questions and answers about open adoption.