Domestic Adoption, International Adoption, Perspectives
1. Think of the waiting time before your child comes home as your preparation time. Once your child is home there’s going to be a whole new set of challenges and all of the trials you faced during the wait is helping you to be ready to be an even better parent...
Adopting, Domestic Adoption
There are hundreds of children with special needs in the United States every year who need adoption. Sometimes it is the birth family making an adoption plan, other times the child is in foster care and is ready for an adoptive family. It’s recommend that families...
Adopting, Adoption Professionals, Domestic Adoption
We at AdoptTogether, alongside our adoption consultant Chloe Briggs, have compiled what we hope to be a helpful list of agencies that specialize in domestic adoption (in no particular order). DISCLAIMER: This list is in no way a comprehensive list of all the good...
Adopting, Adoption 101, Domestic Adoption, Foster Care, International Adoption
The reason AdoptTogether exists is to help adoptive families overcome the financial barriers to adoption. We understand just how burdensome these costs can be and how quickly they accumulate. Here is a basic breakdown of the average cost of each type of adoption:...
Adopting, Adoption 101, Adoption Professionals, Domestic Adoption
While adoption used to be shrouded in secrecy and disconnection, adoption experts & families have discovered how much healthier it is for children to understand & embrace their connection to their birth parents. In this brief video, Barbara Freedgood LCSW...
Adopting, Adoption 101, Domestic Adoption, Featured Posts, International Adoption
The adoption process can seem daunting and mysterious to families who are just getting started on their journey towards building a family, but don’t worry! Read these ten steps and you’ll understand the basics about how a family goes from research...
Adoption 101, Domestic Adoption, Foster Care, International Adoption
For more information like this, check out the following posts: What is a Home Study? by AdoptTogether | Mar 20, 2017 | Adopting, Adoption 101 The Basics A home study is a document telling the story of your family: who you are (both past and present),...
Adopting, Domestic Adoption, Perspectives
Whenever I’m asked if anyone in my family is adopted my instinct is to say “no.” I don’t mean to lie, I just always forget my uncle is adopted. I swear, if I showed you a photo of our entire family today and told you to guess who was adopted, you would not pick him....
