There’s no doubt you have a picture of the best home and family for your child. Adoption creates an opportunity to make that picture a reality, by providing you with an opportunity to select the family you want to give your baby. Review parent profiles here.
The following questions will help spark other important issues that may be important to you in creating the best home and family for your child. Some birth mothers report this act of choosing the family they give to their baby as the most hopeful part of the adoption process.
Questions you may want to ask a prospective couple or family:
- How long have you been married?
- What makes your marriage work?
- How many other children do you have, or plan to have?
- What led to your interest in adopting?
- Do you have any pets, and if so what kind?
- Where do you live, and is that close to the country, city, ocean, lakes, and what’s it like there? What is the community like? What do you like most about the place where you live?
- Do you have plans to move?
- What is your denomination and what are your views on religion and Christianity?
- How much contact would you like to have with me?
- What is your educational background?
- What do you do for a living?
- Will both of you work after you adopt?
- What will make you excellent parents?
- Tell me about your extended family. How much contact you have with them?
- With whom will your child be spending the most time?
- What connections through family and friends do you have with adoption?
- What are your hobbies, interests, and dreams for the future?
- What type of education would you want for your child?
- Do you have a savings plan for your children’s college plans?
- How do you handle conflict?
- What are your beliefs about discipline?
- What kind of future do you see for your adopted child?
This is not an exhaustive list of questions, but it is a comprehensive set of questions to help you think through what might be important to you. There are no right or wrong questions when it comes to your search for the perfect couple or family that you give to your baby. You can explore potential families here and you can use filters to narrow your search based on criteria that matter most to you.
