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 help. As you determine where you want to donate this year, here are some ways you can help to support adoptive...
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 baby carriage is the hardest part. More and more couples are turning to adoption to help their family grow. But before...
Taking a foster child into your home can be a deeply rewarding experience. However, you must first meet licensing requirements and receive approval from the Department of Social Services.Many foster parents wish to adopt, but there are many issues to consider in...
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.Entering the lives of children who live mostly with one parent may cause stress. However, you may soon come to...
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 following the proper procedures, there is a risk that the birth father will later appear and contest the...
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 available for adoptive placement. The South Carolina Department of Social Services oversees all of these programs...
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 number of children adopted at birth are susceptible to the affects that adoption can have on a child.According to...
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. You may have already prepared the nursery, had a baby shower or two, and stocked the nursery with plenty of diapers....
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 over 400,000 children in the foster care system in the United States, with more than 27,000 "aging out" of the system...
As you prepare for your adoption, you have many things on your mind--gathering paperwork, fundraising, preparing for baby. But one thing--or rather, one person--you may be forgetting is your child's birth mother. As you prepare to bring your baby home, she is...
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