If you haven’t already, check out the blog we wrote about the WHY behind needing to start talking with your child about their adoption story from day one. (Insert link … more »
It’s imperative adoption professionals provide these services to birth parents in their post placement journey. Counseling should be free, easily accessible, lifelong and adoption fluent. There are some circles discussing … more »
What is Post Adoption Depression and who does it affect? Postpartum Depression (PPD) can affect adoptive mothers and fathers. It is typically referred to as Post Adoption Depression (PAD). Post … more »
A Lifetime of Grieving and Healing: A closer look at Post Placement Counseling and Care for Birth Parents When a parent places their baby for adoption, they embark on … more »
Yes, you heard that right. You, the adoptive parent, need to start talking with your child about adoption the moment they are placed in your arms. We sometimes hear adoptive … more »
Becoming a parent through adoption means embracing a unique, complex, sacred type of parenthood. It’s an additional, specific identity as a parent. We’d argue this isn’t an innate skillset. It … more »
This. This is our why. “As an adoptive parent I’m always striving to learn more and do better, which is great individually and it will certainly have a large impact … more »
Where Dreams Come True? Where dreams come true. This is a post, we, Adoption Support Center, made on our Instagram in July 2017. The post still lives there today. … more »
Everyone always wonders, “how does a woman not know she is pregnant”? I believe the human body is so great at helping the denial of instances we don’t want to … more »
Ever since I started talking about adoption, people have been giving me all kinds of grief. The most common thing I hear is “how can you give up your baby?” … more »