Open Adoption Support

for families and individuals who support openness in adoption

  • About Us
  • Submit a Question
  • Contact Us
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Recent Posts
  • Community Wisdom

    Grandparent rights after adoption?

    2 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    My agency is asking for more money, is this ok?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    Should I wait for them to contact me first?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I decline a first parent's requests?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What to do on Mother's Day?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I go about adopting a friend's baby?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I reestablish contact?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I know if my child's first mom is content with our open adoption?

    10 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What if my child was conceived by rape?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I navigate a long visit at our house?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    My child wants to know why he doesn't see his first mom anymore. What do I say?

    1 Comment
  • Community Wisdom

    How can we get our son's birthfather to accept the adoption?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I introduce my child's parents?

    8 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Is it ok to ask for visits?

    4 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    I get anxious when the first families contact us. Is this normal?

    13 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How can I get the grandparents to respect our family boundaries?

    5 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    How do I start a search?

    2 Comments
Page 22 of 23« First«...10...1920212223»
  • 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.
  • Recent Comments
    • Sarah on How many visits a year is reasonable?
    • Brittany on How many visits a year is reasonable?
    • Lu on How many visits a year is reasonable?
    • Robyn C on If I give my child up for adoption, will I still get to see my child a lot?
    • suzi on How many visits a year is reasonable?
  • Tag cloud
    facebook birth mother closed adoptive family first mom pictures updates birthmom birth relationships photos gifts boundaries visit birthmother relationship open adoption grandparents grandmother birth family post-adoption siblings visits questions children contact adoptive parents son Christmas daughter help birth parents adopted pain birthfather communication Mother\'s Day adoption grief birth mom openness birth father adoptive parent letters advice

About Arras WordPress Theme

Copyright Dawn Friedman. All Rights Reserved.