A recent article works to address some of the most common misconceptions about adoption. Adoption STAR’s prospective adoptive parent clients often c...
The UAA – What You Need to Know
Policies, rules and regulations governing adoption are always evolving and changing. Read today’s blog post to learn more about an important act tha...
“No One Is Going To Pick Me”
Finally your home study is complete and you have your first “profiling opportunity!” The excitement turns to disappointment as you realize that it...
Myth: “Singles Cannot Adopt”
Being completely new to the world of adoption, there were plenty of myths that I believed were true! The myth that singles cannot adopt is not a myth ...
Myth: “Once You Adopt, You Will Get Pregnant”
by Sue Reardon If I have heard any myth over the years, it has been this one. It is usually tossed around casually by well meaning friends and family ...
Myth: All babies being placed for adoption have health problems
by Alecia Zimmerman 1. When anyone ever has a child, no one can truly predict all of the issues a child might have. Having a child is risky business. ...
Opening a Dialogue about Race is Not Racist
“Opening a dialogue about race is not racist.” This is one of the best lines in the article Dr. Darron Smith wrote in an effort to talk about tran...
Adoption Myth: I am too old to Adopt
“I am too old to Adopt.” Well okay, maybe… are you 98? It is one of the questions and, let’s be honest, fears, that I hear ove...