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• 3 challenges parents considering adoption often face

  Deciding to open your hearts and home to an adoptive child in Greenville is one of the biggest and most rewarding decisions you could ever make. Though you are

• 4 Benefits to Having an Open Adoption

  When starting to research adoption, many people have one thought in their minds--to bring home a baby or child who will be theirs forever. The child will have

• 4 Questions to Ask Yourself to Find Out if Adoption is Right for You

  First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes the baby in the baby carriage. Or so the old song says. But for some, getting to that baby in the bab

• 5 Tips to Prepare for Your Adoption

  So, you've decided to adopt. You know you want to be a parent. But now what? I wish I could tell you that adoption is very simple and just requires a d

• Adopting in Quarantine

  We are living in unprecedented times with many businesses shutting down due to the COVID-19 restrictions. With those restrictions, many courts have closed as w

• Are you eligible for adoption assistance?

  You may be eligible for a variety of South Carolina adoption assistance programs if you choose to adopt a special needs child currently in foster care and avai

• Birth fathers and South Carolina adoptions

  Both families who wish to adopt and prospective birth mothers often have questions about the role the birth father potentially plays in the process. Without fo

• Tips to Help You Prepare for Your Home Study

  For many adoptive couples, one of the most unnerving parts of the process is the home study. Inviting a stranger into your home to assess your living a

• Foster care adoption has its challenges and rewards

  Taking a foster child into your home can be a deeply rewarding experience. However, you must first meet licensing requirements and receive approval from t

• Foster Care Awareness Month: Adopting Through the Foster System

  May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, and the need is great for families to take these children into their homes. In fact, there are currently o

• How to go about adopting your stepchildren

  When you start dating someone with kids, you may not plan for it to head to the altar. However, at some point, it does, and you find yourself a stepparent.

• How to Support an Adoptive Family

  Although adoption has been around for a long time, many people are still unsure what to do to support an adoptive family. Because of this, many adoptiv

• How to Support the Birth Mother in Your Adoption

  As you prepare for your adoption, you have many things on your mind--gathering paperwork, fundraising, preparing for baby. But one thing--or rather, on

• Interview with an Adoptive Mom

  There are plenty of resources on adoption on the internet, but the best way to find out what adoption is really like is to hear the firsthand accounts of the f

• New film "Lion" shows complexity of international adoption

  A new film entitled Lion is set to debut in theaters on November 25. The film, starring Australian-American actress Nicole Kidman, is based on a non-fiction

• Preparing to Bring Home Baby

  As hopeful adoptive couples wait for their baby to be born, they often begin to wonder how they should prepare for what happens when the call comes. Yo

• Ten Ways to Be Generous to Foster/Adopt Families This Holiday Season

  Christmas and New Years is a great time to give back to the community, and the adoption and foster community is one area that really could use your hel

• The Unspoken Trauma of Adoption

  One of the topics that many people neglect to talk about when discussing adoption is the trauma that many, but not all, adopted children experience. A

• What to Expect After You Bring Your Child Home

  You have been matched. You have prepared your child's room. You have planned for all of the expenses for your adoption. And now the day has finally com

• What You Should Know About International Adoption

  Once you have decided to adopt, you may feel overwhelmed by all of the options available to you. Should you adopt through foster care? Should you choos

• When to Begin Talking to Your Child About Adoption

  One of the many questions that adoptive parents have is when to tell their child that they are adopted. Many adoptive parents fear that sharing lots of

• Why is grandparent adoption more common nowadays?

  Multigenerational family living arrangements are now commonplace across South Carolina and around the country. Economic constraints, like dual-income families