September is National Baby Safety Month, sponsored annually by the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association to educate parents and caregivers about keeping infants safe and healthy through their first years. As the …
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Sep
2015
Top Tips for Baby Safety Month
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Sep
2015
ICPC: 5 Things to Know
You finally get the call — it’s time to travel to the hospital where your baby is being born. You pack your bags and rush to the birth mother’s state, excited to start your next chapter with the newest addition to your family. But before …
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Sep
2015
Today is National Grandparents Day!
Be sure to take the time to appreciate the grandmas and grandpas in your life! Here are just a few fun activities you can do with …
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Sep
2015
Pre-Placement Visits: the Who, What, When, Where, and Why
The Adoption Opportunity – the point when you are matched with a prospective birth mother – is one of the biggest steps in every family’s adoption journey. While it is a very exciting time, it can also be very stressful. You may find yourself thinking …
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Sep
2015
Upcoming Fall Seminars and Picnics
As the summer comes to a close, we are gearing up for our fall lineup of Adoption 101 Seminars and Adoptive Family Picnics. There are only a …
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Aug
2015
Newborn Care Class for Adopting Parents – St. Louis, MO
Attention adoptive families in the St. Louis area! Do you need help preparing for your little one? Looking for a newborn care class tailored to your needs? We’ve …
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Aug
2015
We Want to Hear Your Stories!
One of our favorite things here at American Adoptions is to hear adoption stories from our adoptive families, birth parents and adoptees. We love hearing all the wonderful things that make your adoption story unique and special and sharing those stories with our readers.
If …
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Aug
2015
Back to School: Adoption Awareness in the Classroom
As the new school year approaches parents scramble to prepare their children for what’s ahead. From buying pencils and paper, to backpacks and lunch boxes, to …
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Aug
2015
Q & A with Social Work Support, Doreen Ball
We want to bring you, our readers, into the day-to-day of our agency by sharing more about the people you get to work with through each phase …
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Jul
2015
Worth the Wait: Andy, Alicia and Levi’s Adoption Story
Our Story:
In April 2014 we decided to shift our focus from fertility treatments to adoption. This transition was easy for us because we had …