Open Adoption Support
for families and individuals who support openness in adoption
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Hedra created the link Open Adoption Insight 3 weeks, 4 days ago · View
Great source of information on the philosophy and practice of child-centered open adoption. Founded by Brenda Romanchik, a first mother and open adoption pioneer and advocate. Home of R-Squared Press, the publisher of the excellent Open Adoption Pocket Guides and children’s book “Pugnose Has Two Special Families”.
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Heather created the link Do You Have Any Children? 3 weeks, 4 days ago · View
Personal essay at RH Reality Check by a first mother in an open adoption about the social silence and stigma surrounding adoption as a reproductive choice.
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Heather created the link Open Adoption: Not So Simple Math 3 weeks, 5 days ago · View
New York Times “Modern Love” column from 2009 written by a first mother in a open adoption.
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Heather voted up the link Dawn Friedman's Blog: this woman's work 3 weeks, 5 days ago · View
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Heather created the link Early Growth and Development Study 3 weeks, 5 days ago · View
Logitudinal study (currently underway) of adopted children, adoptive families, and birth families looking at both the adoption process and the influence of heredity and of family environment on child development.
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Heather created the link Minnesota-Texas Adoption Research Project (MTARP) 3 weeks, 5 days ago · View
Logitudinal study spanning two decades of outcomes in open adoption.
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Heather created the link The Adoption History Project 3 weeks, 5 days ago · View
The Adoption History Project is a digital public history resource, profiling people, organizations, topics, and studies that shaped modern American adoption in theory and practice.
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Heather commented on the blog post Notes on OAS changes 1 month ago · View
Thank you for everything you do to keep OAS running!!!
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In reply to - Cathy Walker posted an update in the group Domestic Infant Adoption : Hello everyone! I’m new to the group and wanted to introduce myself. We have been blessed with a baby boy, and are in the waiting phase currently (he’s almost three-weeks old). His birth mother still has to go to court to terminate her parental rights, and [...] · View
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Heather posted on the forum topic Organizations that support open adoption in the group Domestic Infant Adoption:
What a nice idea! Two that come to mind are the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute (http://www.adoptioninstitute.org) and Ethica (http://www.ethicanet.org). Both have publicly advocated open adoption and open records. They have non-profit status, so the gifts would be tax-deductible.
8 months, 4 weeks ago · View
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Heather posted on the forum topic she read my blog, and is hurt by what I think and feel. in the group Domestic Infant Adoption:
[p]What a bummer, for all of you. I’ve been on the flip side of stumbling on things written about me, and it stings. But like others have said, it doesn’t mean that good change all around can’t ultimately come out of this.[/p][p]Asking for a professional’s help doesn’t mean you don’t respect the other person. It [...]
11 months, 2 weeks ago · View
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Heather commented on the blog post betsyhochbergadoptionresources 1 year, 1 month ago · View
We’ve worked with two different agencies as adoptive parents. One has not been particularly helpful post-adoption; their staff turnover rate is very high and when I called once looking for advice on a fairly minor issue I just got the run-around. No one seemed to know who I should talk to or exactly how to [...]
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Heather and younevergetoverit are now friends 1 year, 1 month ago · View
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Heather and OAS Administrator are now friends 1 year, 1 month ago · View
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Heather created a new blog: Heather’s Blog 1 year, 1 month ago · View
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