Tag Archives: adoptive family profiles

My Adoption Library

By sdurant | Published 03/12/2012

I went to a workshop a few years ago where we had one poster, six markers and five minutes to tell our life story. I drew a book, which looked more like a butterfly, and told the story of my life in one-sentence chapters. A book worked as a metaphor for the assignment, but I [...]

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IAC’s Website Re-Design is Now Live!

By Erin Grimm | Published 03/08/2012

As we prefaced in our Winter Open Adoption Magazine, we have launched a re-designed website at http://www.adoptionhelp.org . There are many reasons for this change; foremost to keep up with technology in an effort to better serve our waiting families and potential birthparents. We want to highlight a few points of interest: Advanced Family Search: [...]

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E-Zine, MasalaMommas, Interviews IAC Waiting Family

By Amalia Gratteri | Published 10/06/2011

Don Paul & Preetha Bhat are an IAC family pursuing open adoption.  Don and Preetha were recently interviewed by an e-zine for South Asian mothers, called MasalaMommas. The interview touches on their challenges with conceiving and their decision to adopt.  They offer advice on infertility, a closer look into their parenting philosophy and why it [...]

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Waiting Family Interviewed in E-Zine for South Asian Moms

By Erin Grimm | Published 08/30/2011

Marisa Eide & Imran Ashraf are an IAC family pursuing open adoption. Marisa was recently interviewed by an e-zine for South Asian mothers, called MasalaMommas. It’s a great interview addressing topics such as open adoption, transracial adoption, and mixed race marriage. Read the full interview by Anjum Choudhry Nayyar, “The Choice to Adopt: One Couple’s [...]

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Meryl’s Top 10 List: Strategies for Parenting at a Certain Age

By Meryl Alison Chase | Published 10/08/2010

When we told family and friends we were adopting, many called us brave. Here are a few of the strategies that help us manage mature parenthood with grace: #10 Say “Yes!” When someone you trust offers to watch your little one “sometime”, schedule it! You need personal time, and mommy/daddy weekends away are essential for [...]

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What Makes a Successful Adoptive Parent Profile?

By Sarah Bryson | Published 06/16/2010

Adoptive Family Profiles: Tools for Success

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