November is National Adoption Month

National Adoption Month happens at the best time of year. As you near the holiday season with your child, remember your birth parents and the gift that they have given you. If you have not sent pictures to your child's biological parents, the holidays are the best time to do so. Your child's birth parents will be thinking of you and your child so what better way to thank them than to send pictures over the holidays. As usual if you are an adoptive family with Family to Family you can mail these to our office or send them to us via email and we will have them printed and mailed. Thank you in advance for thinking of your birth parents and the staff at Family to Family wishes you all a wonderful holiday season.

Focus on Birth Mothers

We at Family to Family have always prided ourselves on our attention to serving the needs of the birthmothers that we are associated with. We have a list of birthmother services that we provide to our clients and maintain a list of questions and answers of interest to birth families.

We are always gratified when our constituents recognize our efforts, and many of them mention us and our dedicated staff in their blogs describing ways that we have been supportive and helpful to them in their efforts to expand their families. One of our clients has written a personal note about his own experience as an adopted child and his sensitivity to issues that birth mothers have. His story points up how our approach serves birth families as well as adoptive families.

Is Placing Your Baby for Adoption Right for You?

Considering placing your baby for adoption is fraught with high emotions and decisions that seem to be too hard to actually come to grips with at times. One of the ways of determining whether or not this is a decision that you can or should make is to speak to an adoption counselor, friend or spiritual advisor whom you trust. I know what you are going through and how hard it is to determine whether or not you can parent this child or if it is best for it and your other children to place it for adoption. We help birth parents understand their options and if they decide to place the child, we work with you to determine the adoption plan that is right for you and your family. See our Grief and Loss information http://www.fam2fam.org/articles/grief-loss.html and other information so you can make a realistic plan for yourself and your children. http://www.fam2fam.org/articles/choosing-adoption-agency.html
Maxine L. Seiler, LCSW