Choosing the Right Adoptive Family in Texas

You get to decide. Choosing to give your baby up for adoption isn’t an easy decision, and you may fear that saying ‘yes’ to adoption is the last decision you will get to make when it comes to your child’s future well-being, but it is not. You may wonder if you even get to have an opinion when deciding on the right family for your child. The answer is yes, you do. You have the choice to be as involved as you would like, and Adoption Choices of Texas is dedicated to making sure your desires are respected. But knowing you can choose the right adoptive family in Texas and actually choosing them are two separate concerns. The following questions to ask yourself will help guide you towards making the best decision when determining the right family to adopt your child. Are you ready to start choosing?

If you need help with adoption now, you can call us at 945-444-0333, text us at 945-444-0333, or email us here.

How Involved Do I Want to Be in the Adoption Process?

The first step to choosing the right adoptive family in Texas is to decide if you want to choose the family. Regardless of your answer, you can be assured that Adoption Choices of Texas takes every precaution to ensure that all adoptive family candidates will provide a safe and happy environment for children to grow and thrive in. You can limit your involvement as much as you’d like and still know your baby is safe and happy with the adoptive family chosen. As the birth mother, it is up to you how involved you would like to be moving forward. 

There are three types of adoption based on the level of involvement that you would like to have throughout the adoption process and beyond: closed, open, and semi-open.

Closed Adoption

An unexpected pregnancy can be paralyzing, and perhaps all you can do is make sure to select the best adoption agency Dallas, or elsewhere in Texas whether, from Houston, San Antonio, Austin, to assure your child is placed with the family best suited to ensure their future happiness and well-being. A closed adoption with Adoption Choices of Texas gives you the chance to release control with the assurance that your child is going to one of the best adoption families possible.

Open and Semi-Open Adoption

If you would like to be involved to at least some degree in your child’s future, then some sort of open adoption is the right choice for you. Opportunities range from becoming a part of the adoptive family all the way to no contact at all after birth and adoption finalization. These adoption options provide you, the birth mother, with a variety of choices about how involved you would like to be, and it is important to choose a family whose desires for future involvement match your own. 

What Should I Be Looking For When Choosing an Adoptive Family?

Once again, this is entirely up to you as the birth mother. As in everything involved in the adoption process, what you want is the priority, and we will do our best to find the family that best suits you and your child. You have the opportunity to determine the type of family you would like to adopt your child, and it is important to know what those features include before choosing one. For example, are you comfortable with transracial adoption? Are you aware of the benefits and challenges of LGBT adoption? What are your religious requirements? Do you have a close cultural connection that you would like to maintain or share? Do you have strong feelings about pets for children or the importance of siblings?

All of these considerations will affect your child’s future, and it is important to decide what type of environment you would like the family to provide and what that looks like to you. It is equally important to identify those features that don’t bother you one way or the other and which features you are willing to compromise on. If, for instance, you do not have strong feelings about religion, then the religious inclinations of potential families are not as important when choosing the right family as, say, your desire for your child to be raised in a big family. Our agency offers support and counseling when making these decisions and a Birth Parent Counselor to help you find the best fit.

Who are the Adoptive Families I Will be Choosing from?

The Birth Parent Counselor is the one who will provide you with the profiles of waiting for adoptive families once you have determined the features you want the adoptive family to display. These profile books contain almost everything you would want to know about potential families. In addition, there will be photographs and answers to frequently asked questions that build up a picture of the waiting family. In these profiles, you will get the first glimpse of whether the potential family will fit the lifestyle and future you desire for your child.

Remember, more often than not, you also have the option to meet these families in person if you so desire. Once you have gone through the books and made your choice, if applicable, you can meet the family to get a sense of who they are in person as well as on paper. As mentioned, all of these families are carefully screened, but sometimes meeting them in person is necessary for your reassurance. 

Saying Yes to Adoption!

Making the choice to place your baby for adoption is not easy, and choosing the right family for adoption is even more difficult, involved, and stressful. There is no right answer here. Adoption Choices of Texas wants to make sure that you are willing and able to say ‘yes’ and, more importantly, happy with every ‘yes’ that you give from ‘Yes, I want to place my baby for adoption,’ to ‘Yes, I want to choose this adoptive family for my baby.’ 

As an expectant woman or birth parent, to learn more about adoption, contact Adoption Choices of Texas. You can call us at 945-444-0333, text us at 945-444-0333, or email us here. If you are hoping to adopt, please visit us here. We look forward to helping you through your adoption journey!

Adoption Choices of Texas es la única agencia de adopción con servicios completamente en esapñol en el estado de Texas. Si está embarazada y necesita ayuda, llámenos o envíenos un mensaje de texto y uno de nuestros especialistas en adopción podrá ayudarlo. Podemos ayudarte con la adopcion de niños. Para obtener más información sobre el proceso de adopción como una mujer embarazada o una madre biológica, comuníquese con Adoption Choices of Texas. Para español llamar: 888-510-5029

Meet the Author: Jessica Brunner is currently a remote student at Maryville University, staring down graduation while searching for her place in the world. Passionate about reading, learning, traveling, and hanging out with her dogs, she is also discovering a passion for writing that she is eager to pursue. A natural introvert, she has spent enough time in the restaurant industry to have learned how to connect and communicate with all walks of life. Eager to learn, she is constantly searching for new knowledge, whether in the pages of a book, on the streets of a new country, at the top of a remote nature trail, or simply from a new, unexpected experience. Most of the time, a variety of books, a notebook and pen, and a revolving view with her dogs lounging at her feet are about all Jessica needs to be happy. Throw in a life’s purpose, and we could even call her ecstatic.