• Jane shares her story about adopting an older child as a single mum🔍
• What Should I Know If I Want To Adopt An Older Child?🔍
• Adopting a three|year|old was harder than I expected🔍
• Adopting an Older Child🔍
• Talking to Children About Adoption🔍
• Consider Expanding Your Family by Adopting an Older Child or Teen🔍
• The Joys and Challenges of Parenting Older Adopted Children🔍
• Benefits of Adopting Florida's Children🔍

Jane shares her story about adopting an older child as a single mum

It still makes me well up to think that at six, seven or eight a child is written off as too old to be adopted. They still just want a cuddle or help getting ...

What Should I Know If I Want To Adopt An Older Child?

Just because the child is younger, doesn't mean the adoption will be smoother. Any child of any age can suffer from a myriad of different ...

Adopting a three-year-old was harder than I expected - Today's Parent

Our caseworker said that for most children in foster care, it takes them double their age to fully bond with their adoptive family. That would ...

Adopting an Older Child | KQED

It means moving against a culture that encourages us always to pursue what's easiest and most comfortable. Because making a family through older ...

Talking to Children About Adoption: 8-9 Years Old

They are socially active and want to be one of the “cool kids.” They do not want to be different. They dress, act, talk and even eat the same foods as their ...

Consider Expanding Your Family by Adopting an Older Child or Teen

More than 150 children in foster care across our state are eligible for adoption and want nothing more than to be a part of someone's family.

The Joys and Challenges of Parenting Older Adopted Children

Parenting adopted children brings with it unique challenges and rewards. Children adopted at older ages—especially those from the U.S. ...

Benefits of Adopting Florida's Children - Explore Adoption

There are real advantages to adopting an older child. First of all, the long trek from diapers to college is shortened considerably if the child you are ...

What to Know About Adopting an Older Child in Alabama

Most children have developed a set of likes, dislikes, and their own personality. This allows you as the adoptive parent to come alongside him ...

The Truth About Older Child Adoption

Stage 1: Honeymoon (the first 4 to 6 weeks). She is home. You can't believe it. It's been months or years since you started this process, and ...

The Perks Of Adopting An Older Child.

The year she turned 16 her father passed away and the following year her birth mom relinquished custody. She asked us to adopt her two weeks before her 18th ...

Adopting Older Kids vs. Adopting Toddlers - YouTube

It honestly breaks my heart to think about these kids leaving the foster care system with no place and no family to call their own.

Placing an Older Child for Adoption - Ohio Adoption Agency ...

Many birthmothers believe it is not possible to place an older child for adoption and opt instead to place their children in foster care.

Adopting an Older Child through Foster Care - A Fostered Life

It's important that an older child in foster care be part of any conversations about adoption as early as possible and to have a say in whether ...

How Social Workers Assist with the Older Child Adoption Process

Misconceptions may play into a parent's decision not to consider an older child adoption. However, social workers can help dispel those ...

Ok-program-adopt-older-kid-program - Adoption Star

The A-OK Program, Adopt an Older Kid, is a special program of Adoption STAR. If you're hoping to expand your family, adopting from our A-OK Program may be the ...

Thinking about adoption if you already have children - First4Adoption

Considering the age gap between your children is important. Adopted children will have a range of insecurities when they join your family and adoption agencies ...

Things I Would Tell Myself Before We Brought Our Older ...

I can think of a handful of people I know personally that are about to bring home a toddler-age or older child via international adoption, and I ...

Factors Associated with Adoption and Adoption Intentions of ...

Nonparental caregivers may be more likely to consider adoption or take action to adopt the children in their care when the caregiver is a nonkin foster parent, ...

Can You Ever Really Bond With An Older Child?

When it comes to adopting older children there's often a belief that ... Before I became a parent of an older child, I didn't think much about ...