Am I ready for open adoption?

If you're hoping to become an adoptive parent and are considering open adoption, there are several questions you should ask yourself to make sure you're ready for this partnership in raising your child. Can you be honest and keep the child's best interests in mind throughout this process? Can you respect your child's birth parents, reach agreements on how involved they'll be in your child's life and respect their backgrounds and the decisions they have made? Are you willing to share the love of your child and stay in full control of every situation by putting jealousy and other negative emotions aside? If you can answer these questions positively and are ready to adopt a child through our open adoption program, contact us at A Child's Waiting so we can talk to you about the options and begin to walk you through the process.

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?

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