Tag: adoption
The Adoption Scandal – How Some Parents Are Being Pressured To...
When a child is put up for adoption, we generally assume it’s because the parents had no other choice. The common belief...
We Feared It Would Be Difficult To Adopt As A Same-Sex...
It’s a big thing for any couple to decide they want to be
parents. To agree they’re committed enough and responsible enough to...
We Care For Terminally Ill Children – Because They All Deserve...
Every baby,
every child deserves to know love before they die. They deserve to be held, to
know they are truly cared for, and...
I Had To Adopt My Own Daughter – And As Half...
It’s not
often I talk about adopting my daughter, even though the day it became official
was one of the best of my life....
Our Infertility Is Devastating – But It Means We Can Help...
Aaron and I had been married just over a year when we decided to start trying for a baby. Everyone told us to wait...
Heartbreak Stalked Us As We Struggled To Conceive – Then A...
Sometimes you have to make sacrifices to realize your dreams. You know it will be hard and you might wonder if it’s worth it...
Down Syndrome, Adoption, Seven Kids – They Weren’t In My Life...
If you’d told me 14 years ago that I’d have seven children, I wouldn’t have believed you. And if you’d said my future would...
7 Of The Worst Things You Could Say To Adoptive Parents
Some years ago, one of my son’s schoolteachers learned she and her husband had successfully navigated an often-tortuous process and could become adoptive parents....
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Top Celebrity Parenting Tips From… Kourtney Kardashian
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Our Worries About Kids And Smartphones ARE Justified
Parents who worry about their kids’ excessive smartphone use over the Christmas period now have even more reason for concern.New research funded by the...
‘It’s Not You, It’s Them’ – What To Do When You Can’t Stand Your...
You’ve been BFFs for years – since school, college, or maybe your first job. Even when the babies came along, you didn’t see why...
My Miscarriage Lasted A Month – And Made Me Realize How Important It Is...
My first miscarriage effectively tore away the rose-colored spectacles I’d been wearing when it came to pregnancy. Instead of a time glowing with joy...
“It Was A Terrifying Time” – One Father’s Love For His Down Syndrome Daughter
Our older children, Amelia and Dugald, were aged four and two when my wife, Katy, became pregnant with Matilda. We went for the same...