In my research on open adoption, I came across this article from the US Department of Child Welfare: Openness in Adoption. I found it short, but still comprehensive, and well-balanced. I would recommend it as a good article for friends … Continue reading →

The following are snippets from various studies a about open adoption, including what works and what doesn’t, from birth and adoptive parents’ perspectives. It is not complete, per se, but only things that stuck out to myself and my adoption. … Continue reading →

Much of the data available about open adoption clearly pertains to infant adoption – a baby adopted at birth. There are complications that go with the adoption of an older child, because everybody remembers everybody else and there is a … Continue reading →

The working definition of open adoption, to me, is really a lack of definition. Open adoption is one in which the birth and adoptive parents know each other. It sounds so sensible when you go to adoption orientation and training, … Continue reading →