Adopting a new child into your family can be an exciting and joyous experience, but it can also be confusing and overwhelming for your current children. They may have many questions about the adoption process and the baby’s birth family, and they may feel uncertain about their place in the family. It’s important to be […] The post Helping Your Child Understand That a New Baby is Coming Through Adoption first appeared on Infant Adoption Guide ..read more

We welcome back to the show, Terri Marcroft. She was our guest on Episode 76. Terri is a mom through adoption and founder of Unplannedgood.org which is a wonderful non-profit organization that encourages people to consider making an adoption plan when facing an unplanned pregnancy. Terri now adds the title of author as she recently released […] The post Pro-Choice Pro-Adoption With Author and Mom Through Adoption Terri Marcroft : Episode 101 first appeared on Infant Adoption Guide ..read more

Beginning your journey of adopting a child can be exciting and nerve-wracking all at once, especially if it’s your first time. Maybe you have fostered a child and are ready to make them a part of your family, or maybe you are ready to build your family through adoption. No matter your situation, the adoption […] The post 4 Ways To Prepare Your Family & Home For A Child You Will Adopt first appeared on Infant Adoption Guide ..read more

This is a very special episode of the IAG podcast - #100! I've invited my beautiful wife Tisha to join me to talk about our experiences after adopting 3 newborns over a 10 year period.We've had so many wonderful conversations about adoption that have never been recorded, so we decided to sit down and share […] The post What Open Adoption Looks Like To Us After Adopting 3 Times with Tisha Elder : Episode 100 first appeared on Infant Adoption Guide ..read more

“Being an adoptive parent is hard enough. But when your family is multiracial, things get even trickier. Parenting transracially doesn’t come naturally, nor does it just happen with time. Love is essential—yet by itself, love isn’t enough. Cross-cultural parenting also takes intentionality, listening, learning, growing, repenting, changing . . . Then starting all over and ..read more

It is a fact that every year, the number of children and youth waiting to be adopted continues to increase. In the span of a single year, the number of children placed into foster care alone spiked by almost 3%. Fortunately, studies today reveal that more people are seriously interested in adoption. In fact, national ..read more

Considering adopting? Adopting within your state can be as simple as contacting an agency or adoption lawyer near you. Adopting across state lines can be more of a challenge. Child custody lawyer Lee Schwartz introduces common hurdles people face when trying to adopt a child out-of-state. Adoption is Controlled by State Law Like marriage and ..read more

“Regardless of whether you are pursuing an agency or private adoption, you must be able to distinguish between potential birth parents who are trustworthy and those who are simply trying to take advantage of your “I’ll do whatever it takes” desire to adopt.” Hal Kaufman – Dad through adoption and founder of MyAdoptionAdvisor.com Unfortunately, adoption ..read more

In 2020, Erin Quick, a Mom through adoption, decided it was time to address and wanted to help solve some longtime issues in private-adoption. Using her experience through adopting her 2 kids along with her 20+ years of work in marketing, she recognized an opportunity to streamline, accelerate and modernize the private-adoption world. PairTree was ..read more

At the age of 21, Hope O. Baker made one of the hardest decisions a person can make: she placed her newborn son for adoption. “There was a day about 4 years ago where I looked in the mirror and said, ‘You have to tell your story. You have to speak up and share with ..read more