Adoption Group: U.S. Foster Adoptive Families

Adoption Group Information

U.S. Foster Adoptive Families

For parents of children adopted from U.S. foster care.

Please read our guidelines before posting.

619 Members

Join Group

Group Message Board

Post a New Topic to this Message Board

my adopted child is a bully

My wife and I recently adopted 2 sisters, ages 12 and 7. Our daughters come from an environment of horrible neglect and abuses of many kinds. They lived with their…
- Posted by luckydad to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Mar 11, 2014 at 10:58pm | 7 Comments | Post a reply
my adopted child is a bully

My wife and I recently adopted 2 sisters, ages 12 and 7. Our daughters come from an environment of horrible neglect and abuses of many kinds. They lived with their…
- Posted by luckydad to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Mar 11, 2014 at 10:58pm | 2 Comments | Post a reply
We start MAPP classes in one week!

We were very delighted last month when the agency we have been hoping to use was able to offer us a sought-after spot in their upcoming MAPP class - the…
- Posted by toinfinityandbiond to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Mar 11, 2014 at 3:41pm | 10 Comments | Post a reply
legal risk wait time?

My first adoption I was not open to legal risk placement, and it took about two years to find a match. This time I’m considering accepting a legal risk placement,…
- Posted by rn4kidz to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Mar 11, 2014 at 12:56am | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Proper Containment of My two year old

My two year old daughter (adopted from foster care) is very busy, active girl. Sometimes she has trouble with too much stimulation. I try my best to keep things low…
- Posted by foster2family to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Mar 07, 2014 at 6:35pm | 15 Comments | Post a reply
finding childcare

How did you go about finding qualified child care (babysitter/nanny rather than center-based) for your little (or not so little ones)? Im trying to figure out how to find someone…
- Posted by knb820 to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Mar 02, 2014 at 1:00pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
soon to be adopted mom needs help, when to reintroduce birth mom?

A friend of my oldest daughter (to make a long story short) ended up leaving her new born and one year old with us. After months of no contact with…
- Posted by genasuarez to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Feb 28, 2014 at 8:08pm | 5 Comments | Post a reply
soon to be adopted mom needs help, when to reintroduce birth mom?

A friend of my oldest daughter (to make a long story short) ended up leaving her new born and one year old with us. After months of no contact with…
- Posted by genasuarez to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Feb 28, 2014 at 8:08pm | 1 Comment | Post a reply