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.
How to Prepare for a Baby: Baby Proofing and More!
When you adopt, if this is your first child, you need to know how to prepare for a baby and most importantly, do some baby proofing in your home. Not only are you adding a new family member to your home, but you're also bringing a child into a new environment with new...
Lifetime’s Adoption Blog Recognized Among the Best
After deciding to expand their family through adoption, most hopeful adoptive parents begin focusing on financial planning, researching adoption agencies, and learning about open adoption. Since its inception in 2005, Lifetime's award-winning adoption blog has...
Alabama Adoption Legal Process
Adoption can be beneficial for all parties involved - birth mothers can have peace of mind that their child will be cared for, and adoptive parents can work toward completing their families. While adoption cases can be highly emotional, they are inherently legal...
Creating an Adoption Scrapbook
Keeping busy during your adoption wait is a great way to persevere. Fortunately, there’s a lot that you can be doing as you wait for a birth mother to match with you! Right now, you have more time to get things done than you will when you become...
How to Introduce Your Dog to a New Baby
Adopting a baby is one of the most joyous things you can do in life. You're caring for and nurturing a child in need and preparing them for adulthood. But there's one member of the family who may not be on board with your family's expansion: your loyal dog. By...
How Expensive is Adoption?
Every hopeful adoptive parent wonders about the cost to adopt. Most realize that adoption can be expensive, but they aren't sure what that looks like. It's normal if you are worried about how much it costs to adopt a child. Depending upon the type of adoption...
Get adoption information
Lifetime Adoption has over 39 years of experience in making lasting connections. If you want to grow your family through adoption, we can help you.
No obligation. Free application.