Across the world travel restrictions have been imposed in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Department of State has issued a Level 3 Adv...
Adult Adoptee Voices – Angela Tucker
Angela Tucker is a valued voice in the adoption community! Learn more about her story (and her work) in today’s blog post. As per Angela Tucker’s ...
World Breastfeeding Week 2014 – Information for Adoptive Parents
A link via today’s blog post provides valuable information on breastfeeding for adoptive parents! Many adoptive parents assume that breastfeeding th...
Openness in Adoption – A Brief Description
Understanding the varying levels of openness in adoption is important for both expectant parents and prospective adoptive parents. Today’s blog post...
Join the Discussion! Adoption Themes in Television/Cinema
For the whole of 2014, Adoption STAR staff is going to be viewing adoption-themed clips from various television shows and films once per month at a st...
A Unique Relationship
Adoption STAR’s Director of Adoption Kathy Crissey suggests some important considerations for relationship development between prospective adoptive ...
Why Work With an Adoption Agency?
Today many opt to pursue an agency adoption due to the many benefits it provides. Adoption STAR is a unique agency providing not only traditional agen...
Pre-Parenthood Adoption Education
From Adoption STAR’s perspective, pre-parenthood adoption education is a key element of adoption readiness. As per our Adoptive Parent Services book...
Creating a Birth Plan
For an expectant woman that’s making an adoption plan, the creation of a birth plan is an important step in the process. Typically a birth plan is a...
The National Survey of Adoptive Parents
Conducted in 2007, the National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP) was a “first-of-its-kind” survey that studied adoptive families (and their exper...