You’ve endured the home study and the adoption wait. Finally, a baby is placed in your arms. The hard part is over, right? That’s what I thought 22 years ago when my daughter’s birth mom selected my ...

More and more Chinese adoptees in the US are trying to reunite with their birth parents. For Youxue, it took more than a ...

A former parenting blogger spoke to PEOPLE about her family's difficult decision to re-home their daughter with reactive attachment disorder Getty A mom of four spoke to PEOPLE about her family's ...

Single people who want to foster or adopt a child for a wide variety of reasons, but there might be some misconceptions about their resources and capabilities as caregivers In fact, single people have ...

Becoming a parent is a big decision, and making the decision to not parent is even larger. Rarely are adoptive parents aware that their efforts to become parents end up colluding with systems whose ...

Even after having two daughters later in life, I felt like a phony, unworthy of the title of mother.

The decision to adopt marks the beginning of an extraordinary journey—one filled with anticipation, hope, and the promise of unconditional love. For thousands of families each year, adoption creates ...

Utah finalizes adoptions faster than almost any other state — and right now, once papers are signed, birth parents can't ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The state could not take a person out of consideration for becoming a foster or adoptive parent based on their “sincerely held moral and religious beliefs” ...

Boys & Girls Aid and Open Adoption and Family Services say fewer births and changing attitudes are making adoption more ...

SAN ANTONIO – According to the Texas Foster Care and Adoption Services, there were over 17,000 children in the Texas foster care system in 2024. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ...