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With summer in full force many of our adoptive families will venture out on the all American family vacation with children in tow. Having just returned myself from just such a getaway, I observed many families attempting to enjoy themselves with faces that revealed stress and frustration rather than relaxation. While I did enjoy myself, ...

International adoption is filled with risks. Some of these risks are well known – procedures may change, a country may close, a birth parent may come forward. Other risks are not well known but are important to consider. One risk that falls into this category is the potential for your referred child to be older ...

The questions “Where should I adopt from?” and “Where is the greatest need for international adoption?” are often among the first questions that prospective parents ask after deciding on international adoption. Selecting a country program is very personal, and each family looks at a variety of factors in making the right decision for them. As ...

Eight and a half years ago, we arrived home with our beautiful six month old baby boy. We completed our adoption before adoption education was required, so we tried to educate ourselves as best as possible. Throughout the adoption process, my husband and I scoured the internet for information on the culture of our son’s ...

Independence Day is by far the most patriotic holiday we celebrate in America. People of all ages and ethnicities come together to rejoice in the freedom we find in the great United States. As fireworks cross the sky and the smell of backyard cookouts fill the air, we stand painted in red, white, and blue ...

I recently had a chance to see the new Superman movie: "Man of Steel" the other day and while being highly entertained I also had a reminder of something I had known all along but had somehow forgotten: Superman (Kal-El or Clark Kent) is adopted. Did you know that Superman was adopted? Without going too ...

Merriam Webster defines courage as: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. We see so many examples of courage in our lives through the media. We have been bombarded with many examples of this just in the last few months due to natural disasters, terrorist attacks and those surviving ...

Blogs…we love them, we hang on to their every word, and we can’t wait to see what happens next. Blogs have made their way on to the pre-adoptive family’s top reading list. Families search the internet looking for other adoption stories from Nicaragua or adoptions from Bulgaria, or whichever country they have chosen for their ...

Father’s day is right around the corner and dads can be hard to shop for. We’ve gathered some great gift ideas for Father’s Day that any dad would be proud to have, no matter where he is in the adoption process. For the dad that like’s to travel, this world map on Etsy that shows ...

As an adoption professional, a large part of my job is soothing the frayed nerves of parents undergoing the international adoption process. The roller coaster of adoption is not for the faint of heart and regardless of how strong a parent feels he or she is, all parents buckle under the pressure, whether they are ...

Michele Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of MLJ Adoptions, will be presenting at the 2013 National Conference for Adoption in Orlando, Florida this week. Michele will be presenting to adoption professionals in a presentation titled, Analysis of Risk in an International Adoption Program and Liability Management for Agencies. This session will focus on international adoption and ...