Deciding to become an adoptive parent is obviously one of the biggest decisions a person can make. With something so monumental, you naturally will want and need a lot of guidance. Fortunately, there are loads of helpful books on the subject. To help round up some of the best, I reached out to several voices in the adoption community and asked for their personal must-reads for potential adoptive parents.
There are also many great blogs, like Adoptive Black Mom, which chronicles a single Black woman's experience of adopting a tween at the age of 40. And there's Rage Against the Minivan, which follows a white woman's journey of parenting two biological children and two adopted children. (She has a parenting book as well.)
And of course, there are online support groups. Facebook has loads, and the North American Council on Adoptable Children actually has a database where people can search for pre-adoption groups in their area.
It's great to be living in a time when there is so much support and information available for people considering adoption. Though yes, it's a lot. It might feel a bit overwhelming at first, trying to find sources that align with your own belief system and feelings on adoption. Here's hoping some of the below books can help any potential moms and dads take some first steps on the journey ahead.
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