Adoption

Adopting a Child in Canada: Navigate Emotional, Legal, and Practical Steps with Confidence

Adopting a Child in Canada: Navigate Emotional, Legal, and Practical Steps with Confidence

This comprehensive guide covers everything from timelines and eligibility to emotional readiness, helping you navigate the steps to adoption in Canada with confidence.

We Adopted Two Babies in Four Months

We Adopted Two Babies in Four Months

After five years of trying to build a family, Nicole and Levent decided to adopt. Now with two kids with developmental disabilities, and progressive multiple sclerosis for Levent, here's how this family makes it work.

The Role of Health in Adoption Eligibility

The Role of Health in Adoption Eligibility

A seasoned adoption consultant weighs in.

Adopting a Child with Special Needs–How it Changed Our Lives

Adopting a Child with Special Needs–How it Changed Our Lives

If we had based our decision to adopt on Pippa's case notes alone, she wouldn't be with us today, and our lives would never have been changed in the most incredible way.

All I wanted was to be a mom, but adopting a 3-year-old was harder than I expected

All I wanted was to be a mom, but adopting a 3-year-old was harder than I expected

I was blindsided that the ‘magic of motherhood’ didn’t just happen.

I never told my daughter she was adopted—then she discovered it on her own

I never told my daughter she was adopted—then she discovered it on her own

It was the worst thing I could have done and almost destroyed our relationship permanently.

Paula Guida

All the things I'd tell my son's birth mother if I could

All the things I'd tell my son's birth mother if I could

Maia Williamson

Adoptive parents want to earn their kids’ trust—but they need more time

Adoptive parents want to earn their kids’ trust—but they need more time

Making an adopted child feel like part of their new family takes years. Why don’t parental leave policies in Canada reflect it?

Sarah Treleaven, Maclean's

Will my adopted boys bond with me?

Will my adopted boys bond with me?

Attachment is a central issue in all adoptions. As a new adoptive mother, I needed to learn that the process of bonding and attachment takes time.

Wendy Litner

The most outrageous sh*t people said to me about my adoption

The most outrageous sh*t people said to me about my adoption

You won’t believe the weird, rude and downright offensive comments these adoptive parents had to field. Please be respectful.

Christen Shepherd