Adoptive Parents:
Preparing A Family Profile–
Introduction
Introduction
Biographies
Your family and community
Life as parents and child desired
Relationship with birth parent and photographs
Introduction
Your family profile is often a birth mother's first introduction to your family, so it should provide a picture of what the child's life will be like with you.
Begin with any informal greeting that is comfortable. Describe to the birth parents how you feel about being considered as adoptive parents for her baby. You could also use this first paragraph to acknowledge their courage, maturity, and strength in deciding to make an adoption plan. |
Do Not...
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Try to present yourselves as what you think a birth parent might want, but as you really are.
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Include identifying information (last names, address, telephone number, name of workplace, or church), unless you feel comfortable disclosing such information.
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Hand-write the birth parent letter, text, or the captions for your photos. You are encouraged to add your signature at the end of your letter.
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Forget to ask for specific guidelines for information to be included, such as number of photographs, length of profile, etc.
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