More often than not, children who have been through foster care or adoption struggle to trust others after surviving neglect, abuse, or abandonment. Earning their trust is not an overnight or easy process, so foster or adoptive parents at home need to know this: You won’t make it happen overnight, … [Read more...]
Characteristics Successful Foster and Adoptive Families Have in Common
The Children’s Home has several houses where our house families reside. Each house family consists of one or two house parents and children of the same gender and close in age. This structure gives each resident a sense of family, which some have never had the privilege to experience. We take in … [Read more...]
Realistic Expectations for New Adoptive Parents: An Overview
When you and your spouse or partner begin your journey to becoming adoptive parents, you likely imagine the great memories and bonding moments you’ll share. Although there’s nothing wrong with an optimistic point of view, it’s unwise to try and only look through rose-colored … [Read more...]
Available Strategies to Help Prevent Failed Adoptions
Knowing how many couples are desperate to have a child of their own or how many families would love the opportunity to minister, it may surprise you that, as of now, in Alabama alone, approximately 6,000 children are in foster care (Alabama Department of Human Resources). Unfortunately, for several … [Read more...]