Media Kit

• AF Profile
• Adoption Audience
• Editorial Mission
• Editorial Calendar
• Reader Profile
• Circulation
• Specifications
• Contact Us

"Adoptive Families magazine has been a valuable, even critical, resource for many, many families. When families adopt, the magazine quickly becomes one of their most trusted friends and a source of independent, thoughtful information to guide them through the many challenges of raising their children."Madelyn Freundlich, author, Ethics in Adoption series, Child Welfare League of America, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute

"AF is a great magazine. I devour it the day it arrives."A Reader in Massachusets

"Thank you for providing a superlative source of information on adoption."Robin Hayes, Weston, FL

"Our family just wanted to say thank you for all of the hard work put into this wonderful magazine. We look forward to finding the latest issue in our mailbox and can't wait to read all of the interesting and helpful articles."Christie Meiggs, NC

Adoptive Families magazine is great—light years ahead of anything here in the UK.Andrew East, Cheshire, England

As an adoptee who now has two children adopted from Eastern Europe, I find Adoptive Families magazine to be an excellent resource for educating and assisting adoptive families with many of the issues that we face.Kathleen Shryock, Overland Park, KS

Editorial Calendar

Each issue of Adoptive Families delivers authoritative and practical parenting information from both adoption professionals and parents

Feature topics covered in each issue

Preparing for adoption; traveling to adopt; health; school and education; family; friends and community; birthfamilies; talking about adoption; parenting tips.

Editorial Themes by Issue

Each issue includes a special group of in-depth features on a single theme as well as a number of other subjects. These are subject to change.

January/February

The process: timing, finances, & paperwork; talking about adoption; adoption health

March/April

Scrapbooks, lifebooks, photography; summer plans (camps, travel); choosing your adoption route

May/June

Family, friends, and community; bonding & attachment; U.S. open adoption; health & learning

July/August

Adoption & family travel; transracial adoption; best adoption books

September/October

Education & school; heritage travel

November/December

National Adoption Month; adopting from foster care; rituals and celebrations

Departments in Every Issue

Growing Up Adopted

Age-specific developmental information, including a regular column by adoption pediatricians, members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The Waiting Game

A special section for families waiting to adopt.

Parenting the Child Who Waited

Raising children who spent their earliest years without a permanent family.

Legal Q&A

Leading adoption attorneys answer readers' questions

Calendar

Parent support group events around the country.

Book Reviews

New books reviewed by knowledgeable reviewers.

Been There

A column in which adults write about growing up adopted.

Adoption News and Notes

Legislative and policy updates.

Parent Exchange

Readers share information.

In My Opinion

A controversial subject.

At Home

A personal essay.

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