Thriving as an Adoptive Family

Adoption is a high calling from God, and the Christian home is primary soil for planting seeds of faith. But how will post-adoption challenges affect this growth? Packed from cover to cover with information, advice, ideas, and resources, this distinctly Christian book will equip readers to be successful adoptive parents.

Emotional, psychological, behavioral, or learning difficulties in children who were adopted or in foster care are nearly always related to issues of attachment—especially when there’s been neglect or abuse.

Written by two research psychologists, The Connected Child specializes in adoption and attachment. Learn how to build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child, effectively deal with any learning or behavioral disorders, and discipline with love.

There isn’t a perfect adoption mold. Every case is unique and vital to consider when deciding between open adoption vs. closed adoption.

The Connected Child, co-authored by Dr. Karyn Purvis, has already helped countless adoptive and foster parents. Empowered To Connect™ created a companion study guide entitled Created To Connect — A Christian’s Guide to The Connected Child as well as other helpful resources that highlight the underlying biblical principles of The Connected Child and offer new insights for parents.

My Scandinavian family walked into an Asian restaurant when I was 4 years old. Warm beige skin color, straight black hair, flat-bridged noses and almond-shaped eyes were not what I was used to looking back at me.

Gregory Keck, PhD Attachment Therapist & Adoption Expert, shares advice for parents with an adopted child on what parenting methods to avoid when parenting

The vision of Tapestry is a healing home for every child. Our mission is to support and equip local churches and families with the tools and resources to wrap around and bring healing to adoptive and foster parents, children, and their families.

Adoption Movie Reviews and Discussion Guides

Provided both before and after adoption, adoption support and preservation services can help you and your family with a wide range of issues. These services are available for everything from learning how to explain adoption to your preschooler, to helping address the needs of a child who has experienced early childhood abuse and trauma, to supporting your adopted teen’s search for identity. All family members can benefit from some type of support. This factsheet outlines the types of services available, their benefits, and ways to find services in your area.

Bubba Watson is passionate about golf, but family is the legacy he cares about most. And adoption has made that family possible.

I turned the burner down and headed upstairs to restore order. My husband and I were experiencing the challenges of welcoming George, Abel and their two sisters into our family of five other children.

Barbara Rainey talks about her daughter Deborah, whom she and Dennis adopted more than twenty years ago. Barbara also shares some of the ways adoption affects your marriage, your other children, and your relationship with Christ.

Christian foster and adoptive families' best support systems are layered and stitched together like one of my grandma’s quilts.

We want to prepare you for what this path might hold. Adoption isn’t simply a one-and-done decision. It’s a lifetime commitment.

When considering if adoption is right for your family, it is important to know the distinctions between the different types.

A healthy adoption goes beyond the adoptive family unit. Adoptees and birth parents also live this lifelong journey of adoption.

Lindsay Pepin Ophus, her mom, and her aunt share their story of how God redeemed their family when Lindsay became pregnant as a teen.

We can’t simply encourage an expectant mother to “choose life” and then leave her alone to figure it out. We must follow up and follow through.

All children are worthy of love. This is how to help children placed through foster care feel safe, valued, and welcomed into your family.

Holt International offers lifelong support to all adoptees, adoptive families, birthparents, caregivers and other loved ones.

Across the United States, there are currently over 122,000 children and youth waiting for permanency with a loving, nurturing family. Perhaps you are the mom or dad they have been waiting for!

Reach out to the Wait No More team for additional information about foster care or adoption from foster care, or to learn more about supporting families. 

Our podcast series are here to equip and inspire on your journey to serve the vulnerable child. Whether you are a foster or adoptive parent, orphan advocate, student, pastor or ministry leader, there is something here for everyone.