by Adoption Choices of Arizona | Feb 19, 2019 | Adoption Process, Adoptive Parents, Birth Mothers
Depending on who you ask, this answer will always be different. A birth mother might answer, “She will grow up in a better home with better opportunities.” While an adoptive mother might answer, “We get the opportunity to start our family.” And...
by Cady Stokes | Feb 15, 2019 | Adoption Process, Birth Mothers
Making choices isn’t always easy–sweet or salty? Left or right? Stay in or go out? Even the easiest seeming decisions can weigh heavily on people. Now imagine cradling your unborn baby inside your stomach with someone asking you the hardest question of your...
by Cady Stokes | Feb 11, 2019 | Adoption Information, Adoption News, Adoption Process, Birth Mothers
When it comes to adoption, most people think solely about the birth mother or adoptive parents regarding questions, fears, or planning. However, we’re forgetting a very important piece of this puzzle: the birth father. The birth father has the right to feel the same...
by Adoption Choices of Arizona | Feb 9, 2019 | Adoption Information, Adoption News, Adoption Process
Tax season is upon us which means many of our adoptive families will be applying for the Adoption Tax Credit. With that in mind, we have compiled some basic information about the 2018 adoption tax credit. Adoption Tax Credit 101 If you have done any research into...
by Adoption Choices of Arizona | Feb 6, 2019 | Adoption Information, Adoption News, Adoptive Parents
“The number one thing I wish I my parents understood when I was growing up was that my identity as a black girl mattered. I couldn’t just ignore the fact that I had dark skin, that my hair was textured, that people treated me differently. I couldn’t not see my color...
by Cady Stokes | Feb 3, 2019 | Adoption Information, Adoption News, Adoption Process
By now, we’ve all seen the sob-fest of a show, This is Us,right? If you haven’t, kindly login to your Hulu account and binge. For those of us that are diehards for those tearful, emotionally-draining Tuesday night’s on NBC–you know one of the major storylines is...
by Cady Stokes | Jan 28, 2019 | Adoption Information, Adoption News, Adoption Process
The term “open adoption” is often said with lingering worry and paranoia. What if open is too open? Birth parents might be worried that their child may have anger or resentment towards them if they were to see one another. Adoptive parents may feel concerned their...
by Adoption Choices of Arizona | Jan 25, 2019 | Adoption Information, Adoption News
HelpUsAdopt.org, founded in 2007, is a national 501(c)(3) financial adoption grant program that helps couples/individuals (regardless of ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion, or sexual orientation) with the cost of their adoptions by awarding grants up to...
by Adoption Choices of Arizona | Jan 24, 2019 | Adoption Information, Adoption Process, Adoptive Parents, Birth Mothers
While much of our conversations revolve around choosing openness in adoption, it’s important to know that closed adoption is an option as well. Closed adoption refers to an adoption process where there is no interaction of any kind between birth mothers and...
by Adoption Choices of Arizona | Jan 24, 2019 | Adoption Process, Adoptive Parents
What is a home study in the adoption process? Every adoption starts with a home study. Adoption laws in every state require prospective adoptive parents to complete a pre-adoption assessment called a home study. The home study and adoption education thoroughly...
