The most important thing to remember when experiencing an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy is that there is no reason to be ashamed. According to the CDC, 51% of pregnancies in the United States annually are unplanned (www.cdc.gov). Unwanted and unplanned pregnancies happen far more often than you think because most forms of contraception are not… Continue reading How to tell your friends and family about an unplanned pregnancy
What do you wish your adoptive parents knew before adopting? A seemingly simple question with many complex answers. When adoptees were posed with this question, they had many different responses. Some responded with sadness and grief while others responded with excitement at the chance to share their feelings and emotions. One adoptee remarked that she… Continue reading What Adoptees Wish Adoptive Parents Knew Before Adopting
“Open adoption can be beautiful in so many ways. They allow birth families to maintain a relationship with their biological child while their adoptive parents raise him or her. As with all relationships, healthy boundaries are essential to maintaining healthy relationships among the adoption triad.” https://adoption.com/setting-boundaries-post-placement/ Setting boundaries allows differentiation between the roles of Birthparents… Continue reading Setting Boundaries as a Birthparent
This month is Baby Safety Awareness Month, and AFTH is giving you tips on how to keep your child safe. Children will always be getting in sticky situations, but with these tips, we can minimize accidents and keep everyone safe. Playground Safety Supervise: Always actively supervise children on the playground. Be aware of your environment:… Continue reading Safety Tips for Adoptive Parents
The world of social work is a little more complex than people give it credit. Often, social workers are thrown under this umbrella of uniformity and are left picking up the pieces of the reality of which they belong. Over the years, television shows and movies have led people astray. They often portray social workers… Continue reading 8 Misconceptions about Adoption Social Workers
Every adoption story is unique. No set of circumstances is ever identical. Many adoptions are mixed in heartache, loss, grief, confusion, misunderstanding, and many unanswered questions. Due to the incredibly diverse mix of emotions, varying circumstances, and the number of affected people, adoption searches can be very complicated. Some adoption searches can be unsuccessful because… Continue reading Finding Closure When Your Birth Parent Search is Not Successful
In 2009, Adoptions From The Heart received a seal of recognition from the Humans Rights Campaign (HRC) as a leader in serving LGBTQ families. We have been serving the LGBTQ community since 1990 and have helped bring together many families. We have numerous success stories from families and individuals. In celebration and highlight of Pride… Continue reading An LGBTQ Adoption Story: Travis and Daniel
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The month-long celebration is a way to acknowledge and highlight the historic achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and their undeniable impact on American history. May is significant to the AAPI community for two reasons. On May 7, 1843, the first Japanese immigrant arrived in… Continue reading Celebrating Asian Representation in Adoption During Asian Heritage Month
WARNING! Spoilers ahead. Season 5 Episode 13: A look into Randall’s Ghost Kingdom and experience at a transracial support group. Are you keeping up with NBC’s hit drama This is Us? This season dove deep into Randall’s feelings towards transracial adoption. Throughout season 5, the show portrays the conversations the Pearson family is starting to… Continue reading This is Us: Who are the weatherman and librarian? Randall’s Transracial Support Group and Ghost Kingdoms
International adoptee Keri Friedman, interning at Adoptions From The Heart as a Donor Relations and Marketing intern, shares her perspective from attending a Birth Parent Support Group. Recently, I have had the great opportunity to intern at Adoptions From The Heart and learn more about the adoption process, open adoptions, and specifically, learning more about… Continue reading Adoptee Perspective of Attending Birth Parent Support Group
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