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Do You Have the Skills to Foster Parent?

The purpose of this hub is to help individuals and families make an informed decision about becoming foster families, adoptive families, or foster/adoptive families. Deciding to foster parent, or choosing...

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International Adoption - How to Choose Which Country to Adopt From

The first thing that one should do in starting the international adoption process is determine which country they would like to adopt from. Many parents already feel an innate calling to a specific country, perhaps because of their own heritage, or maybe because their community offers a lot of resources specific to that culture. If however you do not have an idea, this is a good place to begin.

1 comment    family parenting china
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Do You Think of Me? A Mother's Day Tribute

A tribute to the woman who gave birth to me 30 years ago in 2009. A message from a grateful daughter given up for adoption.

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Multicultural Adoption

Multi cultural (transracial) adoptive families shares success in the journey of raising their children

3 comments    family kids relationship
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Adoption Tips: How to Handle Adopting a Teenager

For some couples, having a child the old fashioned way may not be possible, even though the want and hope of raising a child may be a constant. For these couples, adoption is a great way to connect a child...

5 comments    love family children
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Step-parenting and Sharing Authority

Being a step-parent is somewhat like being in middle management - you get the complaints from 'above' and 'below'. One way out of this dilemma is to step out from the middle and simply be part of 'senior...

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Finding Biological Parents

When someone is adopted, it can be sometimes difficult to swallow to learn about the adoption and your real parents. Sometimes finding the records of the about the adoption or biological parents can be really...

0 comments    family mom dad
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How to know if you are ready for your adoption

Adoption is a serious matter. Making the decision to adopt a child can be daunting and requires serious commitment. There are a lot of issues that you need to deal with raising somebody else’s child. Some...

2 comments    marriage parent adoption
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More than a Mom: Happy Mother's Day!

My life has never been a particularly easy one. I've faced things during the last thirty years that I would never wish on anyone, and I have walked through my own personal fire on more than one occasion. I...

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Pros and Cons of Adopting Children

When it comes to becoming a parent most people who want their children and are ready for them don't see any "cons". Adoption is no different, as far as I'm concerned. For reasons other than fertility...

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