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Articles & Stories: Adoption Options

Clinical Articles

Openness in Domestic Adoption: Meeting the Needs of Children and Their Families
by Cathy Brown, MSW
It is extremely rare that a prospective adoptive family walks through our door saying "I'd like an open adoption, please."

Family Stories

A Young Mother's Agonizing Decision
by Kelly
Last winter I was a pregnant teenager, but I am not a single mother.

The Importance of Open Adoption in Our Family
by Leanne and Mike
We made the decision to adopt a child in the fall of 2000. When we first talked about adopting a child, we had never considered "open adoption," mainly because we didn't know it was an option.

Shared Joy
Nineteen years ago, after an extended period of progressively more frustrating infertility, Wide Horizons For Children came into our lives.