Adoption is a wonderful gift you can give a child. To take in a child who is not your own, love them, give them everything they need to grow up and lead happy, healthy lives, and to support them throughout their lives is a true blessing. Yet, that doesn’t mean adoption is all hearts and snowflakes…Read More
The act of adoption has been around since the dawn of humans. Even in nature, you’ll see orphan babies being taken in by others whose parents have died while they were still too young to fend for themselves. AIM Adoptions is an adoption agency in Houston, Texas. We specialize in helping birth moth…Read More
In our previous blog post, we took a look at early adoption. Early adoption has evolved over the years from being used to strengthen royal families to having the church take over orphans and finally to having orphans being turned into little more than slaves. Life was not fun if you were an orphan b…Read More
The desire to be a parent can be a strong one. After all, you want a child to share your life with, to raise to be an outstanding member of society, and to show them the wonders in life. Parenthood is a wonderful blessing, and no doubt a gift from God. You’ve wanted a child all your own for a whil…Read More
Adoption. The word itself conjures up a myriad of emotions for those who have experienced it, whether you’ve adopted a child, given up a child, or you’ve helped others in the process. Adoption is a noble pursuit taken on by families who want to give children a loving home and a noble sacrifice f…Read More
There are many unknowns surrounding adoptions that both birth parents and adoptive parents face. One of the common fears that both biological and adoptive parents face is the relationship that will form between the child and the biological parents. This forms the essence of open versus closed adopti…Read More
You’re over the hump of adopting your newborn baby or child. While it was sometimes an arduous and tedious task, you’ve all settled in and are enjoying all that life has to offer. However, as your child ages, he or she may begin to ask questions about their biological parents. This can happen fr…Read More
A lot of focus and emphasis has been placed on helping adoptive parents. In fact, there are many resources out there for adoptive parents, such as numerous support groups. However, birth mothers historically have been neglected. That is, their wants and needs have been shoved under a rug in the face…Read More
As everyone knows, it takes two people to make a baby. While the focus is largely on the birth mother who has decided to give up her baby for adoption, the biological father has rights as well. In most cases, both the biological father and mother are on the same page when it comes to adoption in the…Read More
The decision for birth mothers to place their babies for adoption is one of the hardest they will ever have to make, and the path is definitely not a straight one. In fact, it is probably about as zig-zagged as you’ll ever see, as the birth mom wavers between giving up her baby and not. AIM Adopti…Read More