Open adoption is a unique relationship that a Birth Parent and Adoptive Family form when a child is placed.

Birth Parents: Let us answer your questions:

1. What is open adoption?
2. How is open adoption different?
3. As a birth parent, am I ready for open adoption?
4. What is contact like in an open adoption?
5. Is open adoption the best choice for the child?
6. How does A Child's Waiting ensure that the child is placed in the right home?
7. What is the process after you have selected an adoptive family?
8. I'm interested in open adoption, what should I do next?

Adoptive Parents: Let us answer your questions:

1. What is open adoption?
2. How is open adoption different?
3. Am I ready for open adoption?
4. What is contact like in an open adoption?
5. Is open adoption the best choice for the child?
6. I'm concerned that my child's birth parent may become too involved. Will this be an issue?
7. I'm afraid my child may want to return to the birth mother when he or she is older. Should I be concerned?
8. How does A Child's Waiting ensure that the child is placed in the right home?
9. What is the process after the birth mother has selected an adoptive family?
10. I'm interested in open adoption, what should I do next?