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Adoption

This is our son Noah, at one of our visitations with him (the first time was at 3 months-photo on Babies page). He was 11 months here.  We got to see him at the DHS office with his foster mom. After that, the caseworker started us on "transition periods" where we would get to have him for the weekends--until he was 14 months old.  He had been in 3 homes before ours, and in the hospital for a period of time before that. Including birth-mom, he was ripped away from 5 different attachments before we finally got him.
 

Reactive Attachment Disorder:

I highly recommend learning about R.A.D. before adoption. You never know which kids will end up with it or how severe it will be. So many cases go undiagnosed, and I am worried for all of those kids out there whose parents have no clue what is going on.  R.A.D. can be extremely stressful on a mom, a marriage, and the whole family.  Please see the links below for further help!!   

A4EverFamily GREAT information on Reactive Attachment Disorder. Anyone who is thinking about adopting should read this site first!

RAD Support Groups A listing by state

Nancy Thomas: Families By Design  Lots of good resources for parents struggling with a R.A.D. kid.

Our Adoption Story, Part 1  My family's story, so far...

General Adoption:

Thinking About Adoption? An article on a Focus on the Family website.

Adoption Photolisting  There are thousands of photos of adoptable kids on this site.

Karen's Adoption Links Lots of links about different types of adoption from different countries.

Coalition of Oregon Adoption Agencies  For those of you in Oregon!

National Adoption Foundation 

African American Children's Hair and Skin Care

Homemade Hair Recipes for Black Hair

Adoption Lifebooks

 

Funding Adoption:

Shaohannah's Hope An adoption grant that's worth applying for!

 

 

 

This is the coolest resource! It's a chart of behaviors, and Scripture references to go along with each behavior.

 

 

This is one of the best parenting books out there. I highly recommend this one.

 

 

 
 

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