Adoption Summary Adoption brings a child born to other parents into a new family. Birth parents have a number of reasons for placing children for adoption. Overall, they want better lives for their children than they think they can give them. Children who are eligible for adoption come from many different settings. Some are in foster care, a temporary home setting. Other children live in orphanages or with birth relatives until they can be adopted. There are different kinds of adoption. Children may be adopted by a relative or a new family. Some parents adopt children from the U.S, and some adopt from abroad. Find an Expert Administration for Children and Families Administration for Children and Families National Foster Care and Adoption Directory Search Children’s Bureau Children Adopted Children and Discipline American Academy of Pediatrics Adoption and Sibling Rivalry American Academy of Pediatrics Questions about Adoption American Academy of Pediatrics Array Adoption Nemours Foundation Start Here Adoption & Foster Care American Academy of Pediatrics Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents Children’s Bureau Related Issues Are You Pregnant and Thinking about Adoption? Children’s Bureau Hepatitis B and A Vaccines Are Imperative for Families Adopting from Abroad Immunization Action Coalition Inducing Lactation: Breastfeeding for Adoptive Moms American Academy of Pediatrics Medical Issues in Adoption Nemours Foundation Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents Children’s Bureau When to Tell Your Child About Adoption American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Adoption National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Foster Home Care National Institutes of Health Specifics Internationally Adopted Children: Important Information for Parents American Academy of Pediatrics Travelers’ Health: International Adoption Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Teenagers Parenting Your Adopted Teenager Children’s Bureau Journal Articles Adoption Latest News More Young Americans Support Gay Adoption: Survey HealthDay
