Adoption professionals have varying opinions on what makes one adoption “open” and another “closed.” But most agree that open adoptions give expecting parents the option of meeting with prospective adoptive parents, choosing the right adoptive family for their child, and remaining in contact with their children, either directly or through their agency as an intermediary [...]
An unexpected pregnancy may be one of life’s hardest experiences. None of the choices you make will be easy. But there are also no wrong choices, only ones that are right for you and your child. At Adoptions From The Heart, our mission is to help expecting parents make informed choices through in-person counseling services. [...]
In recent weeks, Adoptions From The Heart has been contacted by several expecting mothers who began their adoption process with adoption facilitators or matching services and were unhappy with their services and so instead turned to AFTH. We understand that no one option is right for everyone, but choosing the appropriate resources for your particular [...]
If you are currently pregnant, and questioning your readiness to parent a child, you may feel overwhelmed by the situation. That's okay; few events in life are more loaded with emotion and difficulty than bearing a child and becoming a successful parent. An unplanned pregnancy can throw the future into doubt, as you're presented with [...]
One of our commitments here at Adoptions From The Heart is to create communities, safe spaces in which expectant parents, adoptive parents, and adoption professionals can come together and share their experiences. It is our belief that every voice in the adoption conversation deserves amplification, that no viewpoint should be silenced and every opinion should [...]
Becoming a parent means accepting an incredible amount of responsibility. "Accepting" is the keyword here, and it's importance can't be overemphasized. Parenting should be a choice, not a situation into which you are forced by circumstance. We've put together this article specifically for expectant mothers questioning their readiness. But the information here is only a [...]
