Outstanding Caseworker: Janelle Ott
A Pennsylvania case manager talks about how she helps children open up and work through past traumas.
Adopting teens
What I learned from my mother about adopting a teen
“Use humor!” and other parenting tips from a young woman who was adopted when she was 15.
“My daughters are amazing people. I can’t imagine my life without them.”
A foster care supervisor talks about adopting as a single mother and helping her daughters overcome past traumas.
“We needed to do more”
A couple looks beyond a teen’s rebellion to see her strengths and desire to be adopted.
“Adopting a teen rocks your world—in wonderful and unexpected ways”
A Minnesota social worker talks about the process of adopting her daughter.
Unexpected gains
“Sometimes when your heart is telling you to get to know a child, the message might be to not overthink it, and to take it a step at a time.”