As the hot summer temperatures climb, families are taking advantage of the warm weather to enjoy lazy afternoons at the pool, fun-filled family camping trips, frolics at the park and other outdoor adventures. …
22
May
2015
Don’t Fry Day 2015 – Protect Your Family’s Skin
12
May
2015
Families Always Needed for Current Available Situations!
Although American Adoptions works with families of all types, budgets, races, etc., there are times when our agency is unable to match a prospective birth mother with one of our current active families.
The reasons for this are varied and can be due to the …
8
May
2015
Wishing You a Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!
American Adoptions wants to wish all mothers a Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! Whether you’re a birth mother, adoptive mother, first mother, forever mother or expectant mother – waiting to adopt or pregnant – we want to thank you for considering and choosing adoption and impacting …
5
May
2015
Remember Birth Mothers This Weekend
We all know Mother’s Day is this Sunday, but did you know that Birth Mother’s Day is also this weekend?
Every year Birth Mother’s Day is observed on the Saturday before Mother’s Day – May 9 this year. This is a special day set aside …
29
Apr
2015
Q&A with Birth Parent Specialist Brighid Titus
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 …
22
Apr
2015
American Adoptions Joins in Opposition of ICWA Guidelines
Last month on our blog, we posted an excerpt from an American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA) press release. This press release expresses the concerns of AAAA on recently issued guidelines from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that severely restrict available options …
17
Apr
2015
Child Abuse Prevention Month 2015
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to recognize that we each can play a part in promoting the social and …
7
Apr
2015
International Adoptions Hit Lowest Point Since 1982
The total number of international adoptions by Americans fell by 9 percent in 2014 reaching its lowest point since 1982, according to State Department figures released last …
2
Apr
2015
Today is International Children’s Book Day!
Celebrate by reading a book about adoption with your child
In honor of Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday (April 2, 1805), the International Board on Books …
27
Mar
2015
How Does Your Family Talk About Adoption?
Adoption storylines can be found all throughout television and movies. However, adoption is not always as accurately or intricately portrayed as it appears in “real life.”
When you and your children watch movies like Paddington, Black and White, Annie or even Superman or catch up …