The picnic that we attended was a very well structured event with a lot of people. There were about 50 kids, 75 parents and over 100 social workers. There were activities set up by adoption agencies (like tattoos, volleyball, bubbles and beads) and parents took charge of the tables in 15 minute...(0 comments)

Adopting older children brings both challenges and amazing rewards. One difficulty faced by many families, those who adopt internationally and from foster care, is the lack of photos of their child as a baby and young child. Children adopted at older ages have already lost so much, and this is...(1 comments)

I became a foster parent after years of doing various non kid-related things. Adopting wasn't my goal; I thought it would be gratifying to take in foster children. The first foster child placed with me is now my daughter. When I was asked by my social worker if I wanted to consider adoption, I...(0 comments)

When we first heard about “matching picnics”, J- and I groaned internally and thought that we would not want to go to one. It is basically a big event where a bunch of adopting parents get together with a bunch of available kids and their social workers. It seemed weird and uncomfortable to...(1 comments)