My husband and I adopted our daughter when she was around the age of one, from a Children’s Aid Society in Ontario. During the adoption process, her birth mother requested an open adoption,...
One of the most effective sources of support, wisdom and guidance for an adoptive parent is a support group. Although family and friends may be supportive of parents by adoption and their...
For an LGBTQ family formed by adoption or permanency, pride can have many connotations. Pride in yourself, your relationship (if you are in one), the journey you have taken as a member of the...
Written by a mother through adoption. Over the past couple of years I've written a few times about the mental health of children and youth who have a foster care and/or adoption history from my...
Many people believe that openness means contact. But really, openness happens across a spectrum. Part of that spectrum is being open and honest with our children and youth about their histories....
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We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the government of Ontario.
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