August 2019 News

The New Norm ...
Open Adoption

Maintaining contact with the birth family has become the preferred method of adopting a child.

In fact, 95 percent of US adoptions are now open in some way, meaning the families maintain some form of contact with the child's birth family.

Learn the basics of open adoption and how to suggest it when you hear of someone considering placing for adoption. Read more here.

"Open": Adoptive parents and their children know medical and genetic information about the birth family and other facts surrounding the placement. Children get their questions answered, too, which helps in dealing with the emotional issues that often accompany adoption.

Be Ready to Advocate

Someday soon,
you'll be faced with the opportunity to advocate for adoption when you least expect it. A neighbor or friend will tell you their daughter/niece/neighbor is pregnant.

Don't know where to start?
Send her to unplannedgood.org where she can read the stories of birthmothers and adoptive parents and adoptees and see why we consider open adoption a loving solution for everyone involved.

You can click here to get an snapshot of past speaking engagements and topics.

Spring Conferences are just around the Corner!
In the Fall, I usually submit workshop ideas to the annual conferences like CAFO and Heartbeat International.

The Goal: to spread the word about adoption as an option for women facing unplanned pregnancy. We want our society to do a better job of presenting adoption as an option for women facing unplanned pregnancy, and then to support birthmoms better after they choose adoption.

If you have ideas, or want to partner with me on a presentation, shoot me a note!

A Reference Guide for Families

Here’s a guide to open adoption and how to make it work, from the match period through common post-adoption bumps. It includes tips on how to keep the focus on the child’s best interests.

Phrase of the Day: Open Adoption

Open adoption is a form of adoption in which the biological and adoptive families have each other's contact information and varying degrees of contact with each other, by phone, in person and/or through social media.

DID YOU KNOW?

Fewer than 0.5% of women facing unplanned pregnancy make an adoption plan?
When they do, it's because an adult in their life encouraged them to consider adoption?
There are over one million U.S. couples waiting now to adopt?

Check out our website at www.UnplannedGood.org/
Comments? Email us, at UnplannedGood@gmail.com
Submit stories, testimonials, questions or comments.
Why are we doing this?
Young women are 50% more likely to make an adoption plan when the trusted adult in their life suggests it to them. Otherwise, most girls don't give it a minute's thought, and choose between abortion or single parenting. That's why we need to get this on the radar of more people.

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"My Mom encouraged me, and that made all the difference!
I needed to know that she'd stand by me through this and support the adoption plan."

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Thank you so much for your continued encouragement & support.

Terri

About Unplanned Good

We promote adoption as a positive option for those facing unplanned pregnancies. It can be so very good (and beautiful!) for all involved.

Unplanned Good is reaching out to both teens and their parents, to let them know that adoption is an option. Studies have shown that girls are 50% more likely to see their pregnancy through and make an adoption plan when an adult suggests this path.

Please visit our site, and encourage others to see it. Read the encouraging, heartfelt stories there. Send in your own story, and ask a friend to do the same.