Our Beliefs
- We honor the connection adoptees have to both of their families.
- We recognize the love and joy as well as the losses and grief of adoption.
- We do not diminish one family in favor of another.
- We are flexible, understanding that needs and circumstances change.
- We set boundaries on the basis of what is best for our children.
- We understand that open adoption looks like different things for different families.
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About Author: Dawn
Posts by Dawn
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Research
Openness and social media survey
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Open Adoption News
Adoptive Mom working on Open Adoption documentary seeks participants
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Looking for adult adoptees in open adoptions to survey
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Around the Web
Why we will not link to your adoption business
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Around the Web
Closed-era adoptee asks open adoption questions
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Conferences
2011 Symposium Opening Adoption: Realities Possibilities & Challenges
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Conferences
Call for Proposals: International Conference on Adoption & Culture
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Resources & Information
A note from Perspectives Press
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Seeking Adults Adopted in Open Adoptions
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Birthparent Relinquishment Project
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