by kelsey | Mar 3, 2021 | Adoptees, Adoption Basics, Adoptive Families, Birth Parents, Professionals/Students, Prospective/Waiting Families
Navigating school and adoption can be challenging Once a child is 5 or 6 years old, the school environment plays a major role in their life. The child’s teachers and friends become a major source of the child’s interactions and relationships. As a parent...
by gffoi | Oct 28, 2019 | Adoptive Families, Prospective/Waiting Families
In Canada, some provinces and territories offer adoption assistance to children who are adopted from foster care (children who are waiting to be adopted are called crown wards). Saskatchewan’s Assisted Adoption Program that can be helpful in providing support...
by gffoi | Oct 22, 2019 | Birth Parents, Prospective/Waiting Families
General Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights The Access line is a 24-hour Canada wide toll free number that provides information on reproductive and sexual health and referrals on pregnancy options. P: 1-888-642-2725 Midwives Association of...
by gffoi | Oct 22, 2019 | Adoption Basics, Prospective/Waiting Families
Struggles with fertility and the grief and loss that accompanies it is often connected with adoption. It is important for people who have endured trauma and/or grief and loss due to infertility, recognize the value and importance of working through these losses prior...
by gffoi | Oct 22, 2019 | Adoptees, Adoption Basics, Adoptive Families, Birth Parents, Professionals/Students, Prospective/Waiting Families
What is permanency and why is it important for children and youth? A simple way of defining permanency for children/youth is stability but it is much more than that. Permanency for children/youth is an expansive term defined as positive healthy, nurturing...
by gffoi | Oct 22, 2019 | Adoption Basics, Adoptive Families, Prospective/Waiting Families
We are working our way to building a better resource directory for anyone interested in searching for adoption related material online. At times it can be challenging to find reputable sites with trustworthy information. Following are some of the sites we believe are...
