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Waiting to Adopt: Shop for Baby Furniture
“This one’s too big, this one’s too small, this one fits just right!” Finding the right baby furniture for your child is very important and finding quality furniture at a decent price can be a hassle. But getting started early will help you sift through all the products and find the best furniture for your [...]
Waiting to Adopt: Select A Name for Baby
“A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet.” ~ William Shakespeare Regardless of what you name your child, you will love he/she unconditionally. But picking out a name is one of the most exciting things to do before your child arrives! It’s a way to create a meaningful connection, whether it be familial, [...]
Through Your Child’s Eyes: Create an Adoption Life Book
Creating an adoption life book is a great way to capture the entire story of your child’s adoption, from the phone call or match meeting, to the day you brought him/her home. A life book is essentially a scrapbook created through the eyes of your child. A life book is a visual depiction of your [...]
“Birth Stories” Open Adoption Magazine, Fall 2011
Letter From the Editor: The articles in this issue of Open Adoption are warm and inspiring, helping us welcome another holiday season. We celebrate IAC’s newest families on page one and announce holiday party dates and new staff on page two. The holiday season at IAC also includes our annual holiday break and Adoption Awareness [...]
Posted in Open Adoption Magazine
Also tagged adoption agencies, adoption wait time, birthmothers, open adoption, why birthparents place
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E-Zine, MasalaMommas, Interviews IAC Waiting Family
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 [...]
Posted in Adoptive Families
Also tagged adoption networking, adoptive family profiles, open adoption
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Waiting Family Interviewed in E-Zine for South Asian Moms
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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Also tagged adoption networking, adoptive family profiles, transracial adoption
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Social Media’s Impact on Adoption
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This morning the TODAY Show featured a story that helps reveal the impact of social media on adoption. The video clip above explains how an adoptive mother and her daughter used Facebook to find the woman who placed her for adoption 19 years [...]
Posted in Adoption News
Also tagged adoptees, adoption research, birthmothers, discussing adoption
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Using Positive Adoption Language
Just as with everything else these days, there are “PC” terms to use in the adoption world. While it may seem insignificant, the words you use when referring to your child’s adoption will greatly affect their self-esteem and self-image. Your child/ren will learn to speak about their adoption based on the words they hear you [...]