Foster Care
Collection by Creating a Family • Last updated 2 days ago
104,000 children are waiting to be adopted from the US Foster Care system, 40% of which are under the age of 6. Adopting from foster care is a wonderful way to build a family.
Centering the Adoptee Experience in Adoption Narratives
We're excited to share this guest post by an adult adoptee. It's an important perspective on how adoptive parents can better center the adoptee voice when talking about adoption. #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare #adopteevoices #adoptiveparenting
Adoption Tax Credit: How to Find The Expert You Need
The Adoption Tax Credit is not complicated. When your taxes are complicated, or your adoption tax credit claim is denied, how do you find expert help?
7 Core Issues in Adoption and Foster Care
In this course, Allison Davis Maxon, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and co-author of Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency: A Guide to Promoting Understanding and Healing in Adoption, Foster Care, Kinship Families and Third Party Reproduction discusses the seven core issues in adoption and foster care.
Teens explain what it meant to be adopted at age 17
Teens William and Lexington McAmis explain what it meant for them to be adopted at age 17. Will was adopted just a few days before his 18th birthday.
7 tips for getting to know a teen you are fostering or adopting
Helpful tips for getting to know a new tween or teen when you are fostering or adopting, from the AdoptUSKids' blog
Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family
Listen to this recent radio show/podcast for crucial information on what to expect as you bring home a newly adopted baby or older child. We cover common emotions & stressors new families experience when Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family. #adoption #fostercare #kinshipcare
How to help an older child or teen adjust to your home
Healing After Abuse and Neglect
Creating a Family, the national infertility, adoption, and foster care education & support nonprofit, provides information & resources on domestic infant adoption, foster care adoption, international adoption, fostering/foster parent resources, embryo donation/adoption, attachment, transracial adoption, and adoptive parenting, inclujding healing after neglect and abuse.