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Honoring Agreements with Birth Parents

Establishing an agreement for contact between birth parents, the adoptive family and the adoptive child(ren) is an important part of the...

Dealing with Disappointment

In the March 2018 issue of Adoptive Families, Michael Serra wrote a personal essay about his experience with his adoptive children that...

When a Child Questions Adoption vs. Biology

In the March 2018 issue of Adoptive Families, a reader asked how she could best navigate questions from her adoptive daughter about the...

Navigating Racism and Discrimination in Transracial Adoptive Families

Included in the December 2017 issue of Adoptive Families Magazine, the psychology department at Pepperdine University published an...

Assisting with the Wait

The US Census reports that 1 out of every 25 US families with children have an adopted child. All things considered, this is a fairly...

Managing the Wait

Beginning on an adoption journey can cause many feelings including excitement, nervousness, joy, fear, apprehension, and so many other...

The Home Study

For many adoptive families, the home study process can be a stressful step toward bringing home their child. There are many questions and...

Embracing Open Adoption Review

Open adoption can mean many different things. In its most basic form, open adoption is a form of adoption in which the birth family and...

What Is This Blog?

Hello! My name is Macy Preston. I am a licensed master social worker and a contract worker with Home Adoption Studies, Inc. Playing a...