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)

My son's adoption isn't final yet. I'd originally said I wanted a child as young as possible, and as healthy as possible. I ended up getting a 15 month old who was totally special needs. He even needed a feeding tube. My mom, who used to be a neo-natal nurse, was visiting when the...(0 comments)