Adoption

We Adopted Two Babies in Four Months

We Adopted Two Babies in Four Months

Caitlin Walsh Miller

The Role of Health in Adoption Eligibility

The Role of Health in Adoption Eligibility

A seasoned adoption consultant weighs in on the role of health in adoption eligibility.

Nicole Witt, MBA

I wish people would stop asking me “Is she your first?"

I wish people would stop asking me “Is she your first?"

Soraya Fata

Years of infertility led me down the path I was meant to take

Years of infertility led me down the path I was meant to take

I would never be pregnant and give birth. I had to let go of what we thought life would be. An excerpt from Can't Help Falling: A Long Road to Motherhood.

Tarah Schwartz

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

For all the years I wanted to be a mom, I finally had the opportunity, but I was blindsided that the ‘magic of motherhood’ didn’t just happen.

Angela Wan

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

What it’s like to foster 115 kids

What it’s like to foster 115 kids

When I retired, I opened my house—and my heart—to foster kids. I thought I’d try it out for a few years—five, tops. But I’m still at it, 115 kids later.

Marcy Perron, as told to Kate Rae

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

I took my daughter on a Black History road trip

I took my daughter on a Black History road trip

Knowledge is power, and sometimes it takes more than just love for a white mom to prepare her Black teen daughter for the world we live in.

Sylvia Kyle

Influential Parents List

Myka Stauffer

The YouTube star, who adopted an autistic child from China, made our influential parents hall of shame for later “rehoming” him.

Today's Parent

How adopting my daughter helped me reconnect with my roots

How adopting my daughter helped me reconnect with my roots

After adopting my daughter, I was committed to helping her grow up to be a proud Indigenous woman. And in the process, I became one, too.

Stacey Moffatt*

“I'm sorry—the birth mother has changed her mind”

“I'm sorry—the birth mother has changed her mind”

After enduring every adoptive parent’s nightmare, Tom Motyka and his wife, Michelle, finally got a happy ending.

Tom Motyka as told to Kate Rae

Why openness with biological siblings matters for adopted kids

Why openness with biological siblings matters for adopted kids

When a child joins a family through adoption, the focus is often on openness with birth parents. But ties to bio brothers and sisters should not be overlooked.

Christen Shepherd

10 things NOT to say to an adoptive parent

10 things NOT to say to an adoptive parent

Even the most well-intentioned comments sometimes make adoptive parents face-palm. Here are the 10 worst things you can say.

Christen Shepherd

Why adopted kids need to know where they came from

Why adopted kids need to know where they came from

Having a sense of history can be enormously powerful for adopted kids. There’s a wide range of what an open adoption can look like.

Angie Gallop

Mothering a child who has only known neglect

Mothering a child who has only known neglect

When I first met the 26-month-old boy I would adopt, my heart sank—the level of neglect he had faced was overwhelming.

Sonia Naylor, as told to Valerie Howes

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

How I decided to stop doing fertility treatments

Trying to conceive

How I decided to stop doing fertility treatments

Each cycle was an emotional roller coaster that ultimately ended in disappointment. Instead of accepting failure, I decided to move on.

Shannon Talbot

The Ontario Child Advocate was the one safe space for vulnerable kids—now it's gone

The Ontario Child Advocate was the one safe space for vulnerable kids—now it's gone

Ontarians can afford to pay more for beer. They cannot afford to lose one bit of protection for vulnerable children.

Christen Shepherd

The strength of a mother

The strength of a mother

For Mother's Day, we honour motherhood in its many forms with these nine extraordinary tales of strength, perseverance, loss and (most importantly) love.

Christina Gonzales

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