Throughout the month of November, we celebrate National Adoption Month by honoring stories, sharing facts and raising awareness. Here are 50 ways to celebrate National Adoption Month 2019, and all year round, no matter what your connection to adoption is.
11
Oct
2019
A Spotlight on Adoption-Friendly Workplaces
The Dave Thomas Foundation released its annual report on adoption-friendly workplaces, giving us an opportunity to bring adoption-friendly business practices into the spotlight and, hopefully, more into the mainstream of American business culture. Here are the highlights from the 2019 report:
20
Sep
2019
5 Ways to Celebrate Your Friend’s Adoption Journey
If your friend has embarked upon the calling of becoming an adoptive parent, let the celebration begin. These five supportive ideas will help you make your friend’s adoption special and rejoice with them as they welcome their new little one into the family.
8
Jul
2019
7½ Ways to Keep Yourself Busy During the Wait
After the rush of satisfying all the important adoption requirements, hopeful mom Jill has reached a lull in her adoption journey: the wait. Here, she offers up 7 — and 1/2 — tips to help others get through it.
28
Jun
2019
The 5 Most Helpful Things You Can Say to a Friend Who Is Waiting
Be an encouragement to your friend who is adopting by knowing some of the best things to say to them during what may be some of the hardest days — their adoption wait. Here are five things to get the conversation started.
8
Apr
2019
3 Times Adopting Rocks — And 3 Times it Doesn’t
Adopting a child is a process full of emotional highs and lows. Waiting adoptive mom Jill lays it all out there, the good and the bad, to give you a better picture of what adoption really looks like.
25
Mar
2019
What Happens if Your Adoption Fees Aren’t Protected?
Adoption disruptions occur in a small percentage of domestic infant adoption cases. When a disruption does happen, what happens to all the funds a family has already invested in the process? The answer depends on the agency you are working with.
8
Feb
2019
5 Things I Didn’t Know About Adoption Before Starting the Process
Now that we are fully involved in our adoption and awaiting an adoption opportunity, I recall some aspects about adoption that I learned after our process began. Here are the top five things I didn’t know about adoption before starting the process:
24
Dec
2018
Why We’re Open About Our Wait to Adopt During the Holidays
Instead of dreading the holiday season and trying to duck away from the relative with a big opinion or the cousin sharing a multitude of pictures showing their new baby, take the opportunity to celebrate your adoption story.
23
Nov
2018
Giving Thanks During the Wait to Adopt
We have not yet been blessed with a child brought to our family through adoption, but in the waiting, we will be grateful even when it seems hard to find a positive light.