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Building Safer Futures Through Family Conversations
Here is a creative way to talk about puberty and protection to your adolescent children
Ruby Nakka
Jun 132 min read


I have three biological children, and I would like to adopt a child. Can I?
This is a question I am asked quite often: “We already have three biological children. Can we still adopt a child?” My answer is this: Yes, you can — but with an important consideration. In fact, the desire to adopt even after experiencing the challenges and responsibilities of raising biological children is deeply admirable. It reflects compassion, generosity, and a willingness to open your heart and home to a child in need of a family. However, the Adoption Regulations, 202
Ruby Nakka
May 283 min read


Older people can be good parents too
Everyone desires the experience of parenthood — especially the joy of raising a very young child and journeying through all the highs and lows that come with it. The sleepless nights, the first words, the first steps, the emotional bonding, the struggles and celebrations — these are experiences many prospective adoptive parents long for deeply. However, in adoption, emotions alone cannot determine placement decisions. In India, Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has l
Ruby Nakka
May 132 min read


Can I adopt a newborn child?
One of the questions I am asked most often by prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) is: “Can I adopt a newborn child?” Before answering that question directly, I usually ask another question in return: “Why do you specifically want to adopt a newborn?” The responses vary. Some prospective parents genuinely wish to experience parenthood from the earliest stage of a child’s life. Others feel that if the child is adopted as a newborn, the child may never come to know about the ado
Ruby Nakka
May 112 min read
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