Birth Parents and Adoptive Parents Communication Communication is the key to any successful relationship and open adoptions are no different. To have a wonderful, healthy relationship between birth parents (or the birthmother) and the adoptive parents will take work on both sides. Here are 4 tips to help communication stay open, honest, and healthy Always speak before you act. Social … Read More
Adoption: Your Choice
Adoption – Know Your Options Many believe the myth that placing your baby up for adoption means you have no rights and no control. That is a myth! You have full rights and can make decisions up until the moment you place your baby with the adoptive family you have chosen. So, let’s dispel the myth and walk through the … Read More
Unplanned Pregnancy and the Birthmother Dilemma
Planning For An Unplanned Pregnancy You’ve just received the news you are pregnant. For some who have planned this and are ready this is great news; they’ve been waiting to celebrate this moment. For others it’s unplanned, and the timing is wrong. This could be due to age, circumstances of the relationship with the father, or a host of other … Read More
Adoption Letter
Dear Son – Adoption Letter As I think about you today, you are 28 years old. I imagine you graduated high school at the top of your class, were handsome and well-liked, and participated in extracurricular activities. I wonder were they sports? Or music? Or perhaps speech and debate? After graduation you went off to college to pursue your passion … Read More