Adoption Home Study Archives

I’ve always wanted to adopt…but where do I begin?

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T16:12:45-07:00March 31, 2021|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Home Study, Adoption is Hard, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

We often get contacted by prospective adoptive families just starting the adoption process, or families that started down the road to adopt, and have realized they were on the wrong track. So, this blog post helps you with some basic information to get started in adoption and three basic things to consider when beginning an adoption journey: 1) What type of adoption is right for your family, 2) Research, Research, Research, and 3) Have you grieved your infertility? Click here to read more.

Preparing for An Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T16:35:54-07:00November 25, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Home Study, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Infertility|

If you’ve been following along this month, we are finally to the point where it gets really exciting, but also very nerve-wracking! You’ve been chosen as prospective adoptive parents for a child and you have to get prepared to possibly become a parent, likely in much less preparation time than you’d have if you were pregnant yourself. So, what do you need to know and become prepared for?! If you have an adoption advisor like Purl, your advisor and the attorney or agency you matched through should be helping thoroughly prepare you for the following topics between when you are chosen and when the baby arrives…

5 Smart Questions to Avoid the Home Study Headache

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:20:17-07:00March 13, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption Home Study, Adoption Process|

So, you are about to launch your adoption journey. How exciting! One of the first steps is tackling the home study. The aim is to tackle, not be tackled. The game plan - ask smart questions!

The vision (AKA nightmare): stranger enters into your home with a white glove, evaluative checklist, trick questions about your parenting techniques and a red pen. This is not the way a home study should be conducted.

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