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For prospective adoptive parents hoping to meet a birth mother, few situations are more anxiety-inducing than their first encounter. Here are some questions to ask — and some to avoid — along with insight as to what she’s thinking. The first meeting or phone call with an expectant mother considering adoption can be nerve-wracking, as… (Read More)
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On May 24, 2017, Assistant Director, Beth Garbe, was invited to come to Chappell Elementary School in Green Bay to receive a special gift. Fifth grade teacher, Kelly Hohman, greeted them along with a group of students. These students had chosen to research the topic of adoption for their exhibition project. Without any assistance, these… (Read More)
Adoption Grants Adoption Choice, Inc. is pleased to announce we are now able to offer adoption grants to families who are working with Adoption Choice, Inc. and have an approved home study! These funds will be distributed to families who need assistance funding a portion of their adoption. Families pursuing domestic or international adoption are… (Read More)
Originally published on AdoptiveFamilies.com When you adopt a toddler or an older child, be prepared to encounter some surprising behaviors. Experts and parents share their strategies and successes. Parents of newborns, whether through adoption or birth, can follow a mostly predictable pattern. When the baby cries, he’s hungry, needs a new diaper, or is tired…. (Read More)
Heart of Canal Street is Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s community program that raises funds for children’s charities – and Adoption Choice, Inc. is in the running to be a beneficiary. Heart of Canal Street has raised nearly $16 million for hundreds of area children’s charities since 1994. The program honors the Potawatomi tradition of nurturing younger… (Read More)
Taken from Lambda Legal at www.lambdalegal.org Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that the state of Wisconsin must issue accurate birth certificates listing both parents for the children of married same-sex couples, including the son of Lambda Legal clients Chelsea and Jessamy Torres, a married lesbian couple. “We are… (Read More)
Good Morning! I recently learned of an incredible program that I would love to pass onto all of you! The Ukrainian Cultural School of Green Bay This unique school keeps the Ukrainian culture alive by teaching its students the Ukrainian language, as well as its art and culture! The language class is split… (Read More)
When the children in an adoptive family have different birth mothers, their parents always long for the same level of contact with each. Wouldn’t that be great! Yet it’s far more common for one sibling to have more contact than the others. It’s also to be expected that the child who has little or no contact… (Read More)
Tattoos typically have sentimental meaning to the wearer. This is not any different for adoptive parents who have gotten tattoos to acknowledge adoption in their families. Check out some of those captured on Creating a Family’s blog….and feel free to add a picture of your own adoption tattoo.. click here