Per tradition, we're starting the year with a post about the things you need to know about if you plan to adopt this year. Each item contains a link or links to help get you started on learning about that topic.
1: Parenting an adoptee IS different than parenting a biological child.
2: Yes, it's OK to have a baby shower for a child you adopt.
3: Your loved ones (friends and family) will need you to educate them on adoption.
4: Connective parenting is critically important to understand and implement when you are choosing to adopt.
5: Post-adoption depression is a real thing.
6: Don't assume a Christian adoption agency is an ethical agency.
7: More and more adoptees are sharing their stories: via books, blogs, articles, and social media. (And we're all better for it.)
8: There are many fantastic family diversity children's picture books to support kids in multiracial families.
9: Transracial adoption still confuses (and intrigues) society.
10: Parents need to choose an agency wisely (explained in detail here), because a lot of adoption ethics stem from WHO helps you adopt.
11: You need an adoption support system in place for when you're waiting to adopt, during an adoption process, and parenting adoptees.
12: There are many free and fantastic educational resources, including Empowered to Connect videos, blogs and social media pages, and articles; so there's no excuse not to be educated on adoption.
13: Learn about the adoption tax credit.
14: Adoptive breastfeeding is becoming more common.
15: Your faith can absolutely play a big part in your adoption journey and subsequent parenting.
16: Open adoption is increasingly becoming the norm in domestic infant adoptions, and sometimes in foster care and international adoptions, too.
17: DNA testing is advancing and can provide information to adoptees regarding their ethnicity and health.
18: You might consider fundraising for your adoption journey.
19: There's no such thing as an "easy" adoption journey, but being educated on the journey can help.
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