When you are bringing home a new child by adoption, it’s natural to be hyper-alert to the impacts this adoption will have on your new child. After all, he will

Attachment does not always come easily or naturally when raising children. When you are parenting a child with a history of trauma, abuse, or neglect, those experiences can further challenge

This article was originally published by Creating A Family. View original post here. The Annual CreatingaFamily.org Adoption Tax Credit Guide 2021 As we put yet another strange and unprecedented year

Occasionally, we get a question from a listener or a new community member about when to talk to their children about adoption or give them their whole adoption story. It’s

Parents everywhere feel the rising anxiety of advent calendars and holiday countdowns that adorn the refrigerators and walls of their homes. We all want to make our celebrations more meaningful

There is no such thing as a closed adoption anymore. Access to the internet and social media has changed that forever. Parents today have valid concerns about screen time, cyber

When a single person is ready to become a parent, it’s not uncommon for her to turn to adoption or foster care to create their family. It’s also becoming more

Parenting a child who has experienced trauma can quickly get us stuck in the cycle of focusing all our attention on managing trauma-related behaviors. However, we can sometimes forget that they

This article was originally published by Creating A Family in September 2021. View original post. Congratulations! You’ve decided to pursue adoption to build your family. Whether you’ve come to this