This content was originally published by Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit. As a foster parent or adoptive parent, you need as much information as possible upfront — before you accept the placement to help you decide on whether you are a good match for this child and will be able
Providing Care and Stability
Picture this: It’s two o’clock in the morning and your phone rings. It’s a call from a social worker who asks you to begin caring for a child in the next hour. All you are told is the child’s name and age. For most people, this would be unnerving, but not to Adam Arnold and
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Who Holds the Power in Adoption: Birth Parents or Adoptive Parents?
This content was originally published by Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit. The relationship between adoptive parents and birth parents is complicated for a number of reasons, not the least of which is power or lack thereof. Before the adoption adoptive parents often feel like the expectant parents “hold all the
Language Acquisition, Speech Delays, and Communication Challenges in Children Following an Adoption
By: Ryan Hanlon and Emma Wise. This content was originally published by National Council for Adoption’s Adoption Advocate No. 138. It is available for PDF download here. This article is designed for families who have adopted or are preparing to adopt. Speech delays and communication challenges are among the most common issues that families encounter following an
Finding Love and Strength as a Former Foster Youth
Fractured Memories from Childhood When I was 7 years old, my brother and I were removed from my mother’s care and placed into a foster home. This foster home was supposed to be short term but we were there for about three and a half years. My memories of my birth mother, before being placed
A True Teen Foster Care Adoption Story
This content was originally published by Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit. We talk a lot about adopting an older child or teen from foster care, but what is the experience really like? We asked a mom who adopted a 16-year-old from foster care to share her real experience—both the good
Young Couple Enthusiastically Adopts Five Siblings
Miranda and Brian planned to adopt internationally through Children’s Home Society. Then they found out they were too young to fulfill the age requirement for the international program and decided to become foster parents until they turned 25. Just after becoming licensed, they provided weekend respite care for a sibling group of four. The children
Five Reasons to Consider an Adoption Medicine Clinic Assessment for Your Adopted or Fostered Child
The Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota offers a comprehensive child wellness assessment for children who have experienced early adversity. With a team consisting of a pediatrician or nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, and child psychologist, the assessment includes a medical, developmental, and mental health screening. 1. Children in foster care and those adopted
George and Jami Edwards: Giving Back through Birthday Celebrations
To customers at Dave and Buster’s in Edina, Minnesota who saw a group of kids playing arcade games and eating pizza and cake, it probably looked like a typical birthday party. And, they would be right. It was a typical birthday party — which is exactly what George and Jami Edwards hoped for when they
