Learning to speak a new language is a skill that takes time and practice. When forming our family through adoption, the words we use to talk about it matter. Please join us as we explore ways to improve our fluency in speaking about adoption with acquaintances, child care providers, friends, family, and most importantly, with […]

Join us for a full day exploration of open adoption. Topics presented include preparing to adopt, the nuts and bolts of the adoption process, and the benefits of maintaining a life-long healthy open adoption. Interwoven throughout the day, Birth and Adoptive Families will share their open adoption experience. Facilitators: Open Arms Staff Registration is required […]

This two-hour class is designed to help build your confidence as a new parent by learning about safe and effective ways to care for, diaper, swaddle, feed, soothe, bathe and bond your baby. We will also discuss newborn appearance and characteristics, choosing a pediatrician, and crib & car seat safety. Facilitator: Michele LeMasney, Open Arms […]

It's natural to wonder what the days will be like before your baby comes home to you. There are so many unknowns throughout the adoption process and the experience you will have just before you adopt is yet another unknown. But hearing about the common scenarios our families have experienced over the past 17 years, […]