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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siblings Archive
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Community Wisdom
Talking about bio siblings?
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What is the best way to begin explaining the adoption story for a 3-year old?
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Community Wisdom
Anyone familiar with New York laws?
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Community Wisdom
How do I deal with my daughter’s adoptive father’s cruelty to her?
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Community Wisdom
How do I explain to my 3-year old why his brother was adopted by us?
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Community Wisdom
My 16 year old daughter is struggling in her open adotion. Help!
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Community Wisdom
How appropriate is it for us to get involved with our child’s mom making another adoption plan?
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Community Wisdom
I worry about striking the right balance between inviting and pushing; I’d love to hear about other families’ experiences in opening adoptions further.
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Community Wisdom
Has anyone had to deal with a child using the internet to reach out to first family members?
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Community Wisdom
Should we introduce our two children’s birthparents to each other?
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