Adoptive Families Blog
Adoption and COVID: Lessons from 2020
Looking back to March, when news of a pandemic shutdown was sudden and jolting, I remember our conversation about the plans here at Lifetime Adoption. It was relatively easy because our company culture has always prioritized being available for clients night and day....
Top 10 Worst Terms To Use About Adoption
Adoption is a sensitive issue. Sometimes people who have not been part of an adoption experience do not really understand the many different feelings and emotions that come with it. While it may not be intentional, people often say things that may be hurtful or use...
5 Common Misconceptions About Adoption
People have a lot of ideas and thoughts about what adoption looks like today. They might have seen things on television or in movies or heard stories about what the adoption process entails. Unfortunately, there are some common misconceptions about adoption. We want...
Adoption Fun Facts: 6 Things You Might Not Know About Adoption
If you have considered what it would be like to be an adoptive parent, there are likely many things running through your mind. What will the adoption process be like? What child will join our family? What kind of personality will the child have? There are many things...
We Asked Lifetime’s Staff: What’s Your Favorite Adoption Memory?
The adoption professionals at Lifetime Adoption have been helping birth parents and adoptive families come together for over 30 years. In that time, we've shared some pretty amazing and inspiring adoption stories. And we love it when you read, comment on, and repost...
How Closed Adoption Impacted Birth Mothers and Adoptees
Before open adoption gained popularity in the 1980s, there was another adoption experience known as closed adoption. Geared towards protecting the rights of adoptive parents, closed adoption has been deeply criticized for not adequately taking into account the...
