by Megan Montgomery As a new school year approaches many parents are out purchasing school supplies, making sure the perfect backpack is picked out and are reading books about the first day of school to help their child get familiar or reacquainted with this school thing. Some parents decide to ease their child back into
Continue reading »by Michele Fried I remember countless stories of expectant parents I met with over the years who cried at the thought of sharing with their parent or parents that they were pregnant. It had nothing to do with their age. I sat with young teens and women in their forties who just were frightened or
Continue reading »by Michele Fried The adoptive mother of a Caucasian little boy sent me a note recently, “The moment for me that really brought home the idea of “adoption as a melting pot” was when I was at the agency picnic and overheard two big tough dads– both Caucasian– discussing hair tips for their African American
Continue reading »by Michele Fried When: When to tell a child already in the home that you are planning to adopt is an answer you will need to decide on your own. This is very personal and it also depends on the age and development of your child(ren) at home as well as their personalities. There are
Continue reading »by Michele Fried Our adoption journey was one filled with great ups and downs. The first potential match fell through before it came to be when I surprised my husband at our celebration dinner at our favorite restaurant by saying I did not want to be matched with this pregnant woman. Why? I remember quite
Continue reading »by Michele Fried Many pregnant women considering adoption (expectant parents) wonder what the process is like for prospective adoptive parents. For many aspiring parents, adoption is one of the first things that comes to mind. However, there are other methods of starting your own family. For example, surrogacy is becoming increasingly popular in Kiev, Ukraine,
Continue reading »by Michele Fried Bonding is an intense attachment that develops between parents and their baby. It makes parents shower their baby with love and affection. Scientists are fascinated by bonding and know that bonding is essential for babies. What is neat to learn is that an infant is ready to bond immediately. Parents, on the
Continue reading »by Michele Fried Who would have guessed that the little girl in the yellow dress that I met on the day she turned two (not at my office) but in another state far away from the one my husband and I and three sons lived in, would one day understand that she has Down Syndrome
Continue reading »by Michele Fried My husband and I have never taken naming our children lightly. In fact sometimes I think we spent too many excruciating hours that we found ourselves on more than one occasion with babe in arms and no name! Our first was easily named and it carried great meaning and still does, Zachary
Continue reading »by Michele Fried She was beautiful. She peered over her black framed lenses as we entered the room. A magazine was opened on her lap and she quietly closed it to greet us. I remember thinking that she looked like a secretary in a hospital gown. She looked so well kept and fresh. Her dark
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