Adopting a child can bring you untold joy. Yet, you may experience some anxiety while waiting for the adoption to go through. You may even begin to wonder if it will all work out. Every family and, therefore, every adoption is different. However, there are some common...
Holidays are fun for everyone, but they are often particularly important to young and school-age children. Kids may look forward to seeing family members, exchanging gifts or eating special holiday foods all year round. Your family probably has its own special...
After trying for an excessively long time to become pregnant, you and your spouse have decided that you need an alternative way to become parents. You may have chosen surrogacy over an adoption. Before you decide on the woman who may be the surrogate mother of your...
When breaking down the statistics, it may surprise you just how common adoption is in America. Studies show that adoption rates reached record levels in 2018, with over 63,000 children being adopted from the foster care system. Additionally, significant numbers of...
People have all manner of reasons for looking into adoption. They may not be able to have biological children, for instance, and still want a way to raise a family. They may want to expand an already growing family by adding an adopted child. For many, though, they...
Every marriage goes through ups and downs, but many of them will recover from even the most difficult times. Sometimes, marital hardship can actually strengthen the relationship between spouses. Other times, conflict only deepens as time goes on, leading to a major...
Finding a way to share custody with your ex is never easy. When you have unique or demanding family circumstances, it can be that much harder to make custody arrangements that will really work for your family. For example, do you have a child with special needs? Do...
When social media started, with its focus on college students, adding a relationship status was a big part of the draw. People didn’t use things like Facebook as a dating app, per se, but they did learn about their fellow classmates. Now that Facebook is open to...
Same-sex couples seeking to have children, whether through adoption or assistive reproductive technology, have always faced more roadblocks than other couples. These roadblocks are gradually being removed. This month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
New parents always have to go through an adjustment period. When you adopt, however, your child may also struggle with the adjustment to their new home. This may be particularly true if your child is coming from a foster home or another situation that may have left...
