Good Morning everyone, hope you all had a great weekend! I’ve written a great deal about the bill to open adoption records in New Jersey, here i...
Adoption STAR Number 1 Father/Father Figure Contest
Father’s Day is fast approaching and we want to celebrate all of the fathers and father figures in the Adoption STAR community. Starting today u...
Will You Need to Replace Your Crib?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously to approve new mandatory standards for full-size and non-full-size baby cribs. Th...
Positive Adoption Language: “Making an Adoption Plan”
Today’s positive adoption term is “making an adoption plan” or “made an adoption plan for my child” and it’s negat...
1,000 is a big number…
And we want to get there. We are currently sitting at over 830 Facebook followers and we need your help to get us to that nice round number 1,000. As ...
Activity Ideas for Birth Family-Adoptive Family Visits
One of the questions that we’re asked a lot is “where should we go/what should we do on our visit with our child’s birth family/adop...
Open Adoption Records in New York State
New York Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin (D-24th A.D.) is sponsoring legislation concerning his “Bill of Adoptee Rights” (A.2003) to open adop...
Help Me Help You
“Help me. Help me help you. Help me…help you. HelpMeHelpYou.” While watching Jerry Maguire for the millionth time recently, this lin...
Am I Pregnant?
For some, the thought of becoming pregnant is a dream come true, while for others it’s an unexpected situation. Whatever the circumstances, there ar...
Positive Adoption Language: Birth Child
Using positive adoption language is important in every-day life. If you are involved in the adoption process it’s important that you know the positi...