December 2019

Online Expression of Interest Form (EOI) - Coming Soon! AdoptOntario understands that families want to make the best impression with workers when they are interested in a waiting child or...

It’s Great to Adopt a Teen! When a family pictures adopting a child to complete their family, they may not be envisioning adding a teenager or adolescent to the picture. And that’s okay –...

Like many adoptive moms, I have wanted to adopt a child for as long as I can remember. As a child I watched friends and family adopt domestically and internationally and something inside my heart...

Meet Jamie! Jamie is a bubbly nine year old who has a passion for all things Minecraft and for taking things (including her foster parents electronics) apart to see how they worked. Jamie came...

AdoptOntario’s Adoption Resource Databank is a tool that hosts profiles of waiting children and families seeking to adopt, with a matching component that compares over 120 criteria of these...

Five-year old Rebecca and seven-year old Thomas are two siblings whose close relationship and sweet smiles have been hard to resist, since we initially came to know them in 2016 when they were...

Hearing that a child has had a prenatal exposure experience can be an overwhelming concept. The internet is full of articles that seem to give no clear answers about the effects of possible...

The Adoption Council of Ontario is excited to announce that we are launching our pilot this month: Adoption Matters Online Education. This initiative is a result of the overwhelming...

In children and youth, moods can quickly change from one extreme to another often without a clear reason. For adolescents who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder, these mood changes are different...

A diagnosis of diabetes was once confusing and scary. However, with the discovery of insulin, societal understanding of diabetes has grown rapidly. When a child or youth with the diagnosis of...