When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Articles & Resources

There is more than one way to build a family.  Deciding the path you want to take is full of questions and decisions.  Once you have started your journey there are more questions and decisions.
On this page I plan to keep some resources on here always, but, also add new articles or sources of information as I come across them.  By mentioning these resources I do not mean to say they are the only ones worth referring too.  There are many good sources of information available to us, what I have done is put a few valuable sources at your fingertips.

Infertility:

PARENTING AFTER INFERTILITY by: Ellen Glazer, LICSW

Getting Started:

The right route for you:  Foster Care, Adoption, Surrogacy, etc.


Adoption:

Choosing between Domestic and International Adoption  by: Nicole Witt,

EMK Press:  Offers a variety of resources, articles and publish books related to adoption and foster care.

I am Not Supposed to Feel This Way-Post Adoption Depression by: By Nancy S. Fontaine, Ph.D.

Parenting:

Talking to Kids about Adoption by: Barbara Russell

Adoption Training/Parenting Webinars:

Heart of the Matter Seminars: Provides adoption and parent education through webinars and educational courses.

Profile Books:

What Made Your Birthmother Choose You?

Creating a Powerful Adoption Profile : from Adoption STAR Blog (4 part series)

For Friends & Family: