Free Adoption Resources

At LFCS, we know that adoption is a lifelong journey — one that can bring joy, complexity, and moments that require extra support. Whether you’re an adoptive parent, an adoptee, a birth parent, or a professional who serves adoptive families, we want to provide resources that help you navigate the real-life experiences that come with adoption.

Below, you’ll find a collection of free downloadable resources offering guidance, perspective, and practical tools on a variety of topics — from sharing sensitive news with members of the adoption triad, to supporting adoptees in school, to addressing unique family dynamics.

These factsheets are meant to be used as conversation starters, support tools, and learning aids. We hope you find them helpful and reassuring as you walk this important journey.

Sharing Hard News with a Member of Your Adoption Triad

• Telling Your Adoptee Hard News About Their Birth Parent
  Offers age-appropriate strategies for sharing complex or painful information about a birth parent with your adopted child.
• Telling Your Child’s Birth Parent About a Diagnosis in the Child
  Guidance on how to share medical or developmental diagnoses in a respectful, honest, and compassionate way.
• Telling Your Child’s Birth Parent About a Parent’s Diagnosis
  Helps adoptive parents prepare for disclosing a serious health condition that may impact family life or caregiving.
• Telling Your Child’s Birth Parent About Your Divorce
  Tips for approaching a birth parent with news of divorce while maintaining connection and minimizing disruption.
• Telling Your Child’s Birth Parent About Your Pregnancy
  Discusses how to thoughtfully share news of a new pregnancy and support ongoing relationships within the triad.

Navigating Systems as an Adoptive Family

• Adoptees at School
  Suggestions for working with educators to support adoptees emotionally and academically in the school environment.
• Adoption Factsheet for HR Professionals
  A guide to help workplaces understand and support the unique needs of adoptive families, including leave policies.
• Medical Care for Adoptees with Limited Medical History
  Advice for adoptive parents and providers on approaching healthcare when a child’s medical background is incomplete.
• Therapy for Adoption-Related Needs
  An overview of how therapy can support adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth families, with tips for finding adoption-competent providers and understanding common reasons for seeking support.

Miscellaneous Fact Sheets 

Additional resources on topics that impact adoptive families in specific or ongoing ways.

• Artificial Twinning
  Explores the dynamics of raising two children of similar ages who are not biological twins but joined the family close together.
• Post-Adoption Depression
  Provides insight and guidance on recognizing and addressing depression in adoptive parents after placement.
• Unknown Birth Fathers
  A handout addressing legal, emotional, and practical considerations when birth father identity is not known or confirmed.
• Sibling Issues in Adoption
  Explores how adoption can affect sibling relationships — whether biological, adoptive, or blended — and offers guidance for nurturing healthy bonds and managing conflict.
• Birth Parent Grief and Loss 
  This resource offers support and understanding for birth parents navigating the emotional journey of grief and loss after making an adoption plan. It provides helpful insights, coping strategies, and encouragement during a challenging time.

Please contact us at 866-326-LFCS (5327) or [email protected] for additional assistance.