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Helping Family Understand Adoption by Leonard Felder, Ph.D. How to respond when relatives make insensitive comments about adoption.
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After the Bliss by Shelley Page More than half of new parents may experience post-adoption depression. Here's the expert advice to help you get past it.
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The Other Mother by Jennifer Davidson and Jana Wolff A birthmom and an adoptive mom explore the complex—and surprising—realities of open adoption.
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p. 33 |
8 Conversations to Have with Your Teen by Robert Barnett The expert advice that won't leave you speechless when you hear, "You're not my real mother!"
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GROWING UP ADOPTEDParenting tips and advice for every age and stage
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The Early Years: Safe and Sound Asleep by Marybeth Lambe, Ph.D.
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Preschool: Feeling Good About Race by Susan Branco Alvarado, L.P.C.
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Elementary: Before I Was "Chosen" by Holly van Gulden and Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb
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Middle & High School: Revealing Painful Details by Debbie B. Riley, M.S.
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DEPARTMENTS
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From the Editor
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Letters
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Ask AF
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Reader Photos: Hugs & Kisses Photo Contest WinnersSee the winners NOW ON AFC!
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Adoptalk
• The latest adoption news
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• Bookstore: Notable new reads and a DVD
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• Calendar of events
Find an event for your family to attend.
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• AF Picks
Readers advise on selecting meaningful gifts for the birthparents at the time of placement.
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• "To All the Mothers I Know..."
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Waiting Game
Should you arrange for day care during the wait, or after your child is home? Readers share their stories and advice in this must-read for parents-to-be.
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And So It Begins by Julie Anderson
A mom explains how she (sort of) breastfed her child.
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Our Story by Claire Houston
Recognizing the fierce feelings of motherhood.
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Our Story by Melanie Thernstrom
Third-party reproduction can be part of a family's fairy-tale beginning.
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Look at Him Now by Gretchen Wright
"Our 'special-needs' son became his sister's guiding light."
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THE EXPERTS
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Transracial Parenting by Lois Melina
Challenging white privilege |
p. 10 |
Open Adoption by Kathleen Silber
How to explain birth siblings |
p. 12 |
Adoption Law by Peter Wiernicki
The ins and outs of readoption |
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Adoption Medicine by Deborah Borchers, M.D.
Ensuring updated immunizations |
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