Blog About Adoption
Welcome to Lifetime Adoption’s blog about adoption. Lifetime Adoption is a domestic adoption agency with almost 40 years of experience creating families through infant adoption. We specialize in domestic adoption, which generally involves adopting a newborn or child up to six. As one of the top adoption agencies in America, we’ve made the dreams of parenthood come true for thousands of couples across the nation.
Our founder, Mardie Caldwell, established Lifetime after experiencing the joy of parenthood through adoption. Caldwell designed Lifetime’s successful adoption program to be what she needed when adopting her son. Almost 40 years later, her successful adoption program guides families through each step of the adoption process, educating and preparing hopeful adoptive parents for their Lifetime Adoption. Caldwell is also an adoption author; she has written six books and created this blog about adoption.
Open adoption is the most common type of domestic adoption today. In a modern open adoption, the birth parents select the adoptive parents for their baby. They view profiles and talk with adoptive couples before making their choice. After the adoption placement, there is usually some form of contact, from sharing pictures and supplying updates on the child to in-person visits once a year. Both the birth parents and the adoptive parents come to an agreement about what the post-adoption contact will be. You can learn much more about what open adoption looks like by browsing our adoption website.
After deciding that they’d like to expand their family through adoption, most hopeful adoptive parents start prioritizing financial planning, researching adoption agencies, and reading up on open adoption. Lifetime’s blog about adoption covers all aspects of open adoption.
Adoption can give you the family you’ve been praying for. It can be the most incredible journey and give you the greatest of blessings: a child of your own. As a hopeful adoptive parent, you’re able to provide a child with a happy, loving home. Read our adoptive families blog about adoption and get info on birth parents, what to expect in open adoption, adoption costs, and how to enjoy your adoption journey.
To start with domestic adoption, you can complete our free application on our adoption website today. If you have questions, give us a call at 727-493-0933 and speak with one of Lifetime’s adoption professionals.
Adopting a Newborn from the Hospital
What to Expect and How to Prepare The best day of the newborn adoption process is here. After completing paperwork, going through the home study, and waiting – it's time to meet your baby! Adopting a newborn from the hospital is often the most anticipated event in an...
Lifetime Mom Promotes New Bill AB-329 on Adoption Education
In a powerful move to expand life-affirming options for young women in the Golden State, newly elected Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo introduced her first bill, AB-329. This legislation seeks to ensure that educators in California present adoption as a viable and...
Adoption Announcements: How to Share Your Exciting News
Whether you've just decided to adopt a baby or have finished the necessary paperwork, you may wonder: "How (and when) do we tell people we're adopting?" Adoption announcements are a special way of letting family and friends know you'll welcome a precious baby into...
Ukraine Adoption: Is It Possible?
“I’m watching the news and saw children in Ukraine without a family. Are they orphans? How can I help them?” It is normal to see events like the ones we are witnessing in Ukraine and want to help. Many people are drawn to images of children who are too young to...
Lifetime Mom Records Heartfelt Song on the Gift of Adoption
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How to Prepare Your Child for an Adopted Sibling
When making the decision to adopt, it is important to recognize how this decision will affect each family member. Adopting while you have a biological child (or children) already is a unique experience. Bringing a new little brother or sister home to your child will...