Honoring Birth Mothers/First Mothers
Saturday, May 9th, is Birth Mother’s Day. FIA respects and honors all birth mothers.… Read More
DailyMail.com article featuring Friends In Adoption alumni family
An article from DailyMail.com about a Friends In Adoption family. Dad donates part of his liver to his adopted daughter to save her life.… Read More
What do I tell my child about their birth mother?
A family shares its story of their journey in their adoption triad.… Read More
What A Difference A Year Makes!
An FIA family’s journey to happiness by overcoming obstacles and keeping their faith.… Read More
Our Adoption Story – Mary – An article from Journeys, 2006
Here is the story of Bob, Teri, Jeremy and Mary and how our family was created through open adoption. … Read More
An Inside View on Open-Adoption
Matthew, an FIA (Friends in Adoption) spokesperson for the APC Conference and now, a college applicant, shares his college essay with our FIA community. Below he describes his open-adoption experiences through the years, discarding many adoption taboos along the way.… Read More
Reflections and Gratitude for Birth Mother’s Day
Saturday, May 7th, is Birth Mother’s Day. This special holiday honors women who have placed children for adoption to be raised by adoptive parents. … Read More
National Adoption Month – featuring FIA family Peter, Chris and Darcy
“We are so thankful for the support we have received from FIA and from all the doctors, nurses, and medical staff we have gotten to know; for the connection that we still have with Darcy’s birth mother; and for our incredible families and friends, who have cheered us up and cheered us on.”… Read More
Resilience in Adoption
The words resilience and adoption go hand in hand. Each person in the adoption triad: birth parent, adoptive parent, and child, need resilience because adoption by its nature involves the experience of profound loss. Resilience also allows people to experience healing and profound peace, joy and love.… Read More
Can I still Adopt if I have an Illness?
Friends in Adoption (FIA) founding director Dawn Smith Pliner recently wrote this post for the American Fertility Association (AFA) Blog on the topic of whether or not illness will stop prospective adoptive parents from adopting, in light of recent events on the popular television program, The Little Couple.… Read More
Secrets of Adoption
Friends in Adoption (FIA) continues to be a national voice in addressing adoption myths and helping educate on open adoption in our society. Check out this CBS New York online article for prospective adoptive parents… “Secrets of Adoption: What To Know Before You Adopt a Child Home.” FIA founding director Dawn Smith Pliner is quoted throughout. Click this link to … Read More
Father’s Rights in Adoption: An Overview
One of the questions which you may face when considering a New York adoption placement is whether the birth father has the legal right to interfere with or upset the adoption. This summary is intended to help you understand these rights so that you may effectively respond to a placement which may be presented. To begin with, the mother’s consent is required … Read More
Ryan’s Story: A Birth Father
“Patty told us everything about what FIA stood for and about how things would go. She told us about open adoption — I had no idea what it was, but when I found out, I was all for it. …. Going through a teen pregnancy was definitely one of the hardest things I have had to go through, but I believe everything happens for a reason.”” src=”https://www.friendsinadoption.orgadoption-guide/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Ryan-Story-Birth-Father-Adoption-300×234.jpg” width=”300″ height=”234″ /> “Patty told us everything about what FIA stood for and about how things would go. She told us about open adoption — I had no idea what it was, but when I found out, I was all for it. …. Going through a teen pregnancy was definitely one of the hardest things I have had to go through, but I believe everything happens for a reason.” …… Read More
New Study on Adoption, Family Diversity
Update: Some external hyperlinks links for this article have been removed and the text below is for research purposes only. Reason: The links will take our readers to a broken page. The original URLs were kept within the text, but with added spaces to eliminate the hyperlinks. INSTITUTE SEEKS ADOPTIVE PARENTS FOR NEW STUDY ON FAMILY DIVERSITY The Donaldson Adoption Institute is … Read More
Lisa’s Story: A Birth Mother
My name is Lisa and I am honored to say that I am a Friends in Adoption Birth Mother. At the age of 39 I found myself in a much unplanned situation. I was on birth control and involved in a very nice relationship, becoming pregnant was the least of my worries after all there is only a .2 percent failure … Read More