Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care

Will I Be Ruining My Life If I Accept This Adoption Match? - Weekend Wisdom


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Question: We’ve been waiting for 15 months for an expectant mom to choose us to adopt her baby. We finally got chosen, but I’m filled with fear. Are we the right family for this baby? Are we up to parenting her? Will we be ruining our lives and maybe hers?

Resources:

  • Evaluating Risk Factors in Adoption (Resource page)
  • Raising a Child with Prenatal Substance Exposure (Resource page)
  • Explaining Prenatal Substance Exposure, ADHD, and Autism (Suggested books)

This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:

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