Category Archives: Adoption
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Birth Mother
I’m pregnant…but I’m not the kind of person I thought would ever be a birth mom – Who really is a Birth Mom? The word “adoption” may be coming into a more favorable…
Place My Child for Adoption or Have Them Go into “The System”
Choosing adoption is putting your child before yourself and giving them a gift of a healthy family. In adoption, you are in the driver's seat. You choose the parents that will raise your…
I am Pregnant, Oh No! What am I Going to Do?
This is a very common thing to happen. You never in a million years thought that you would get pregnant. You thought you were being careful, but here you are, not ready to…
Safe Haven
As social workers, our main goal is to provide support and assistance through various life-changing events. Our values remind us that it is our responsibility to protect children from abuse, neglect, and any…
Agency Adoption vs Independent Adoption
As birth mothers and adoptive families may research their options regarding adoption, they will find there are many different types of professionals involved in the adoption process. Adoption agencies could be viewed as…
November: Adoption Awareness Month
Around 140,000 children are adopted by American families each year, and around 62% of babies in domestic infant adoptions were placed with their adoptive families within a month of birth (Adoption Network, 2013).…
Benefits of an Open Adoption
When I think about our open adoption through Hopeful Beginnings today as we have navigated through these days of COVID uncertainty, one idea is 100% certain. We have the BEST open adoption for…
Adoption Options
Child Welfare defines adoptions as the social, emotional, and legal process in which children who will not be raised by their birth parents become full and permanent legal members of another family while…
Open Adoption
Open adoption is a term that newer to the general public, but is encouraged and celebrated at Hopeful Beginnings. In an open adoption, a birth family and adoptive family have communication and a…
Adoption Myths and Misconceptions
Adoption. The word “adoption” can be associated with many different emotions as well as stereotypes and sometimes even horror stories. These inaccurate speculations cause many families to stray away from growing their family…
Adoption Means to Me…….
My previous ideas about adoption were very different from what I know now. My nephews were adopted from Romania. Of course, our family all knew they were adopted. My niece, now an adult,…
When Giving Up for Adoption Should Be Given Up
In the adoption world, we have been advocating ending the term ‘giving up your child for adoption’ when we are talking about the selfless and brave act of a birth parent creating an…
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