Adoption
Adoption isn’t a simple or easy choice, but it might be a decision that works for you and your child. It’s okay to have questions and concerns about adoption. The LPC exists to help you work through these questions.
Parents who place a child for adoption are not failures. Secrecy and judgment surrounding an adoption can lead to feelings of toxic shame; this is not God’s plan for you! You can be a good and loving parent AND choose to place your child with an adoptive family. It can be a healthy and meaningful choice for you and your baby.
Care Coaches at the LPC can walk alongside you during the decision-making process as well as the journey if you choose adoption. While a Care Coach will not assist you in making a decision or refer adoption agencies, they can give you accurate and unbiased information on the adoption process and emotionally support you in making the decision that is best for you.
The LPC Supports birth parents, adoptive parents, family members, and adoptees
If you are considering adoption, we can help by walking alongside you during the decision-making process. We can provide accurate and unbiased information on adoption if you are looking for a trustworthy source of information. We can also support you through the adoption process if that is what you choose. We will not pressure or attempt to influence your decision, refer you to a specific adoption agency, or broker or arrange an adoption on your behalf. We are only interested in your emotional, spiritual, and physical health and supporting the decision your make, whatever that decision is.
Adoption Planning Tips
You have the right to…
- place your child for adoption through an adoption agency or through private adoption;
- approve the parents who will adopt your child, know their names, religious preferences, or other factors, and even meet them if you want;
- make a written adoption agreement, which allows you to share pictures and letters, and maybe even agree to future contact;
- see or not see your child before you place her for adoption;
- change your mind;
- choose to participate in counseling.