April 11, 2017
A Family Is What You Make It. Revisiting a China Waiting Children Family Story
"A Family Is What You Make It" That’s what National Public Radio Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep says. Read More
April 6, 2017
Top 5 Things Our Pregnancy Counselors Do
Pregnant? Our pregnancy counselors are here to listen and help. Read More
April 5, 2017
Texting Rules for Teens
Helping teens navigate safety when it comes to technology can be difficult for parents - especially parents who have recently adopted their older child. Read More
March 30, 2017
Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
A Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) diagnosis often times can give children in foster care a scary and misunderstood label. Often, adoptive parents aren't particularly sure what RAD is or exactly what it looks like. Read More
March 17, 2017
15 Year Old Adopted After Spending 2310 Days in Foster Care
Watch the story of the Bailey Family, whose beliefs led them to adopt from Foster Care. With or without the beliefs expressed in the video, there's no doubt that Chase and thousands of kids like him deserve a loving, forever family, no matter what age. Read More
March 13, 2017
Top 6 Things to Remember When Reviewing Child Files and Other PWNL News
Top 6 Things to Remember When Reviewing Child Files By Beverly Clarke, PWNL Program Director Read More
March 1, 2017
Our New Normal
On an otherwise uneventful Friday in late November 2015, I opened my email to find a message about a little boy from Ann Morrison, the director of the domestic adoption program at Barker. He was two years old, had big beautiful eyes, lived in China, and was diagnosed with hemophilia. Read More
February 22, 2017
Adoptive Couple Seeks to Adopt One Young Child and Gain So Much More
Alexandre and Franciso, adoptive parents from Brazil, found themselves adopting a sibling group of three boys. Read More
January 31, 2017
Listen to the Amazing Testimony of a Young Man Who Spent 20 Years in Foster Care
Entering the foster care system at just one year of age, 21 year old Noel Anaya shares his story in an NPR news segment. Read More
December 23, 2016
Responding to: "You're Not My Real Mom"
One unique aspect of adopting an older child is the fact that your child will have connections and relationships with other adults who may have acted in the role of a parent, whether it be a biological, foster, or adoptive parent. Read More
December 9, 2016
15 Questions to Replace "How Was School Today?"
Often times when trying to make a connection with their children, parents ask, "How was school today?" While this may seem like a harmless question, it often ignites the response, "Fine." with no follow-up. Read More
October 14, 2016
DNA Analysis and Its Challenges for Adoption
I found the following article, DNA’s new ‘miracle’: How adoptees are using online registries to find their blood relatives, on the front page of the Washington Post Thursday morning very interesting. Read More