Adopting.org

Topics of interest to the entire adoption community.

For parents and expectant parents considering placing a child for adoption.

For parents and families of children who have been placed for adoption.

Discuss issues, concerns, and experiences of interest to adult adopted persons.

For those searching and connecting with birthfamily members, share tips, stories, and challenges.

Networking, events, practice enhancement discussions and more for adoption professionals.

For present and future foster parents, and those formerly fostered.

For those approaching adoption for the first time, or adopting again, share support, stories, advice.

Discuss the unique challenges and joys of international adoption, for present and future adoptive parents.

For those adopting or who have adopted the child/children of their spouse.

Adoptions by grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, and other relatives.

For those adopting or who have adopted across racial and/or cultural lines.

For members of all faiths, discussions about the role of faith in your adoption and in your family, and religious issues in placing and adopting.

For those considering open adoption, and those whose adoptions are open or who are considering opening closed adoptions.

For present and future adoptive parents of older children, domestic and international adoptions.

For those who are waiting for a referral, a match, or waiting for the planned arrival of their child.

For those adopting or parenting children with the challenge of special needs, support, advice, successes.

For adoptive families of every type and description, discuss family and parenting issues, concerns, celebrations.

For fost/adopt parents and foster parents adopting their foster child/children.

For families adopting or who have adopted from Guatemala and the countries of Central and South America.

For adopting and adoptive families whose children were adopted from Russia and Eastern European countries.

China, Vietnam, India, Korea, Japan and other Asian countries adopting and adoptive families.

General discussion unrelated to adoption or that doesn't seem to fit anywhere else.