Outstanding Caseworker: Mary Corwin October 11, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published October 11, 2021 “I’ve seen kids who’ve been through unspeakable things become healthy adults living lives that blow me away!” A social worker and adoptive mother talks about working with families for two decades.
“Don’t be afraid to adopt teenagers” September 21, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published September 21, 2021 · Last modified September 30, 2021 A single mother of three living in South Carolina fulfills a dream by adopting two daughters from Alabama.
“Reinventing normal”: A Florida family adopts a teenager and a sibling pair August 24, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published August 24, 2021 · Last modified September 21, 2021 “I think we need to approach ‘normal’ differently…I’m glad to be able to play a part in readjusting how people view adopting older kids or adopting siblings…It can make a big impact.”
Supporting sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in children August 12, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published August 12, 2021 · Last modified August 26, 2021 Advocate at school and in the community, look for role models, say “yes” to the dress, and other advice from a child psychologist and parent of a gender-expansive child.
Tough choices but finally, family July 21, 2021 by Sandra Mendez · Published July 21, 2021 · Last modified August 23, 2021 A mother writes about how a cross-country move in the middle of their adoption proceedings almost disrupted their plans.
Advice to parents adopting a child of another race July 12, 2021 by JaeRan Kim · Published July 12, 2021 · Last modified July 23, 2021 A professor and transracial adoptee shares her experience and suggestions for supporting a transracially adopted child.
