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A girl plays with her birth father on a swing. He has a drug addiction but still wants to maintain contact.

Open Adoption With Addicted Birth Parents

November 2, 2019 by Creating a Family

This content was originally published by Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit. There are no clear rules that always apply to navigate relationships with people who

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Filed Under: Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, News, Parenting

A man pulls a credit card out of his wallet to pay an adoption fee.

Preparing Your Finances for Adoption

September 11, 2019 by Guest Contributor

Money is never the primary reason people decide to adopt, nor should it be.  Actually, for many it isn’t even in the equation until you sign on the dotted line

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Filed Under: Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

Dr. Eckerle completes an assessment of an adopted child at the Adoption Medicine Clinic.

Five Reasons to Consider an Adoption Medicine Clinic Assessment for Your Adopted or Fostered Child

September 4, 2019 by Guest Contributor

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

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Filed Under: Foster Care, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

A foster mom hugs her two foster sons who have just come into her care.

Helping New Foster Kids Transition Into Your Family

May 28, 2019 by Creating a Family

This content was originally published by Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit. Foster children who come to your home have likely endured a great deal of

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Filed Under: Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

Christina smiles while holding a picture of her biological father, whom she met in her 40s.

Gaining Family and Insight through Post Adoption Reunion

May 9, 2019 by Staff Contributor

Christina, adopted as an infant, spent her life wondering if her birth mother thought about her. She enjoyed a happy childhood with her adoptive parents, who adopted her in the

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Infant Adoption, News, Reunion

Coping with Fear of the Unknown When Adopting

April 15, 2019 by Creating a Family

This content was originally published by Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit. When most of us think about becoming a parent, we dream of a healthy

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Filed Under: Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

Kids dressed up as well-known fairy tale characters for a mental health musical.

Join us for Fidgety Fairy Tales, The Mental Health Musicals

March 4, 2019 by Staff Contributor

Come join us Monday, April 8 for Fidgety Fairy Tales This year Minnesota Association for for Children’s Mental Health joins us again in their 11th musical where familiar fairy tales

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Filed Under: Education & Webinars, Events, Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News, Parenting

A woman in her 20s looks at a model of a DNA strand.

Research Request | Adoptees and Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

January 15, 2019 by Staff Contributor

Heewon Lee, a Korean adoptee and genetic counseling graduate student at the University of Minnesota, is recruiting participants for a research study about direct-to-consumer genetic testing (e.g., 23andme, Ancestry DNA,

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Filed Under: Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

Catherine's son when he was around 1, wearing a tie-dye shirt.

14 Years Ago I Got “The Call”

January 7, 2019 by Guest Contributor

On his birthday last week Tea (Sammy’s birthmom) texted to let me know she’d reached Sam to wish him a happy birthday. She said he told her he was “skating

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Infant Adoption, News

The Holidays When You’re Longing for a Baby Can Be So HARD

December 19, 2018 by Creating a Family

This content was originally published by Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit. Let’s pause for just a moment to recognize that this season of joy is

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Filed Under: Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption

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