While many adoptive parents choose adoption as a practical means to start their family, the effects of adoption are often more profound and rewarding than they ever could have imagined. Adoption benefits families in countless ways:
Adoption gives hopeful parents the opportunity to raise a child they wouldn’t have otherwise
For couples struggling with infertility, adoption is a way to add a child to their family, without the emotional and financial risk involved in IVF treatments
Adoption allows couples and single adults to share their life with a child and enjoy the unique experience of parenthood
Adoption builds rewarding, meaningful relationships between adoptive families and birth parents
Adoption provides loving, stable homes to children who need them
While there are many reasons to consider adoption, it is not for everyone. Every family should consider the pros and cons of adoption, as well as their own readiness to raise an adopted child, before beginning the process.