Adoption Professionals Blogs

June 21, 2010, 6:22 am

According to our home study agency: As of September 2008, it is required that every prospective adoptive parent and any adult family member/co-habitant, obtain an FBI clearance, in addition to the Department of Justice (DOJ) / Child Abuse Clearance. To obtain FBI clearances you must have a Live...

June 28, 2010, 6:00 am

The Open Adoption Roundtable is a series of occasional writing prompts about open adoption. It's designed to showcase of the diversity of thought and experience in the open adoption community. From Susiebook : Are there any things that you don’t want the other members of your triad to know—or...

July 14, 2010, 5:30 am

At present, my family has health insurance through COBRA through my husband's former employer. We're both contractors now, so we don't have health insurance benefits. I've been asking the ex-employer, through my husband, for information for quite some time now, and she finally gave us the news that...

July 23, 2010, 5:30 am

If a couple is trying to conceive, they may or may not discuss it at work. If a woman gets pregnant, no one needs to know until she decides they do (or until she can no longer hide behind the easels in meetings). Once the powers that be do know someone is expecting, they can generally count on when...

July 28, 2010, 5:30 am

Yesterday, we went to the package store to have our home study risk release notarized. We then stuffed a thick bunch of papers into a Priority Mail envelope. When weighed, it came to 1.62 pounds. We mailed it off. Almost all of our home study paperwork is done! No, that 1.62 pounds did not...

August 3, 2010, 5:35 am

The Open Adoption Roundtable is a series of occasional writing prompts about open adoption. It's designed to showcase of the diversity of thought and experience in the open adoption community. This month's prompt: We each interacted with at least one professional during the adoption process...

August 17, 2010, 5:30 am

Sorry I've been MIA for the past week. In addition to a software release at my day job, we were preparing for our first home study visit. A lot of new prospective adoptive parents freak out at the thought of the home study visits. They want to make everything spotless. They wonder if they have...

August 25, 2010, 5:30 am

In the last month, I've read blog posts by adult adoptees asking "why would anyone celebrate an Adoption Day?". Their theory is that the Adoption Day is the day that the child lost their family and culture. Why would we want to celebrate that? I can't speak for other families, but I will share...

August 27, 2010, 5:26 am

As you know if you read my post on Wednesday , Jack's Adoption Day occurred. This year, he wanted to bring in pictures of his brother and sister. Jack's birthmother has two children whom she parents. Jack loves to talk about them. I thought, if he was going to bring in a picture of his birth...

August 30, 2010, 5:30 am

The Adoption Profile Scrapbook is one of those things about adoption that you either love or hate. You have to create a book that "sells" your family to expectant parents. You want it to communicate all that is good and fun about you. Some people freak out about this. Me? I love it! I started...