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U.S. Foster Adoptive Families

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Do you buy health insurance other than medicaid for kids post adoption

We adopted our sons last December. Their situation was considered hard to place so we get an adoption substidy. They also get medicaid until they are 18. We are finailzing…
- Posted by Tlzita to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Dec 10, 2013 at 4:56pm | 10 Comments | Post a reply
Heroin-addicted BM

I am finally at the end of my certification journey for FC but have now been recommended for those babies who are born from heroin-addicted mothers. The agency is trying…
- Posted by stilltrying to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Dec 10, 2013 at 11:22am | 7 Comments | Post a reply
Open Adoption after Foster Care 11/15/12

I noticed that my sister was heading to Boston to hang out with people from her “mommy and Me” group (women who were pregnant at the same time as my…
- Posted by littlem13 to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Dec 08, 2013 at 3:07am | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Open Adoption after Foster Care 11/15/12

I noticed that my sister was heading to Boston to hang out with people from her “mommy and Me” group (women who were pregnant at the same time as my…
- Posted by littlem13 to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Dec 08, 2013 at 3:06am | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Credit reports crossed?!?

I am curious if anybody else has adopted a child, then later found out that the birthfamily had a credit problems which, once you finalized the adoption, somehow connected YOUR…
- Posted by momkissez to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Dec 06, 2013 at 6:21pm | 6 Comments | Post a reply
webinar

Some of you may be interested in this webinar next week •Parenting the Hurt Child by Regina Kupecky — December 10 at 7 pm central time Webinars are $15 for…
- Posted by Regina to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Dec 06, 2013 at 3:02pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
contacting bio family on facebook

I feel like Ive seen posts where some of you have found your child’s biofamilies on facebook. I have recently done the same…Ive found 3 of my dds 5 siblings…
- Posted by knb820 to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Nov 27, 2013 at 11:50am | 9 Comments | Post a reply
Seasonal Regression?

My son is 3 1/2, placed with us at age 2, legally adopted within a year. I’ve noticed this year and last year that around this time his behavior regresses.…
- Posted by MAMom23 to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Nov 27, 2013 at 2:06am | 7 Comments | Post a reply