Creating Your Profile
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Your Names – include a page or two for each of you including education levels, what you do for a living, some description of your personality, special interests & abilities, something about your family background, ethnic origin, family celebrations or traditions you like to incorporate into your own family life. Your Relationship (i.e. “About us…”) – when and how you met, what you like about your partner, what do you like to do together, how you spend you holidays. Home & Community – rural or urban lifestyle, including photos of your home and neighbourhood. Ideas on Adoption – in this section you can talk about how you plan to discuss adoption (e.g. creating a Life Book) and your willingness to include the given birth name in the adopted child’s name Values & Beliefs – this section should talk about your values and your ideas on parenting—what kind of attitudes you wish to instill, your hopes and dreams and any expectations you may have for children, what you will teach them, what you would like to do with them, dad/mom activities. Ideas on discipline should be in this section as well. Our Relationship with You – this is the section where you talk about open adoption—about the contact you plan to have with the birth family through email, photos, visits. Religion – can be a separate section or included in the section on yourselves—state your affiliation, if any, and how you plan to raise a child. This is an important part of your life; you may also include this in your values and beliefs section. In Conclusion – end with a final paragraph to conclude your profile, speak directly to the birth parents, and then sign it. |
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