Gladney Blog

As I think about National Adoption Month, my mind always goes to the children who are waiting. For the children in Taiwan, they have often been removed from their birth families at no fault of their own, or their birth families made the difficult choice to place them for adoption due to their medical or special needs. A huge part of our job at Gladney is to shine a light on these children to find them a loving and caring family.

To find the family who is the best fit for each child, we must advocate for them – and that means we must get to know each individual child. You can only learn so much about a child by reading their profile provided by their birth country. Through Gladney’s Superkids program, we try to learn what is special and unique about each child. The best way to do this is to meet the child in person. We get to talk to them one-on-one, we get to hear their sweet laughter, we get to see them show off their amazing athletic talents or their incredible puzzle-solving skills. You can learn so much about a child by just spending a few moments with them and allowing for their personality to shine through. 

Topics: Superkids, National Adoption Month, Waiting Children

We are excited to introduce siblings Nina and Nicole! Nina was born in 2015 and is 7 years old. Nicole was born in 2017 and is 5 years old. 

Nina and Nicole do not have any diagnosed medical conditions. We have the full profiles for families to review who meet Taiwan's adoption qualifications.

Topics: Superkids, Taiwan Adoption, Waiting Children, Waiting Child

We are excited to introduce siblings Noah and Neil! Noah was born in 2014 and is 8 years old. Neil was born in 2017 and is 5 years old.

Topics: Superkids, Taiwan Adoption, Waiting Children, Waiting Child

The road is never smooth. It winds and dips. Sometimes there are hills so steep we aren’t sure we’ll reach the top, or the path is so dark that we have to slow down to a crawl, squint and search what just in front of us for a glimmer of light. Sometimes we hit a dead end and must double back and find a new road. 

Topics: Expectant Parent, Adoptive Parent

Gladney University… my personal FAVORITE educational opportunity we provide at Gladney, but maybe I am biased. 😊

I get the privilege of speaking with expert presenters from around the world who speak on various topics within the child welfare spectrum.

Topics: Gladney University, Podcast

We recently received updates and photos for Joy! If you are interested in reviewing her file, please reach out to superkids@gladney.org. We previously shared a post about Joy, and you can find her blog post here. 

Topics: Superkids, Taiwan Adoption, Waiting Children

We recently received updates and photos for Jayden! If you are interested in reviewing his file, please reach out to superkids@gladney.org.  We previously shared a post about Jayden, and you can find his blog post here.

Topics: Superkids, Taiwan Adoption, Waiting Children, Waiting Child

MATCHED!!

We recently received updates and photos for Myles! If you are interested in reviewing his file, please reach out to superkids@gladney.org. 

Topics: Superkids, Taiwan Adoption, Waiting Children, Waiting Child

We recently received updates and photos for brothers Alvin and Albert! If you are interested in reviewing their files, please reach out to superkids@gladney.org.  We previously shared a post about Alvin and Albert, and you can find their blog post here.

Topics: Superkids, Taiwan Adoption, Waiting Children, Waiting Child

We recently received updates and photos for Marcus! If you are interested in reviewing his file, please reach out to superkids@gladney.org. We previously shared a post about Marcus, and you can find his blog post here.

Topics: Superkids, Taiwan Adoption, Waiting Children, Waiting Child