Can adoption be an act of faith after the greatest loss imaginable?
“A Delicate Balance”
Years after reconnecting with her son, a birth mother explores her place in his life.
“I’m Disabled. I Adopted.”
An accident left the author disabled, but not defeated. Having a physical disability doesn't have to prevent you from adopting.
“They Are Not Lucky; We Are All Blessed.”
As parents, we are neither selfish nor selfless, but we are surely blessed.
When It Comes to Homework—Are You Doing Too Much?
Battles over homework can disrupt family life any evening of the school week. To lessen the trauma, parents frequently step in to help and occasionally step over the line. We asked Anita Pollic, a fourth grade teacher at Lebanon Christian School in Lebanon, Ohio, about this important topic.
“Come Play with Me!”
Projective play can help kids work out complex feelings about adoption. So, the next time your child says, "Come play with me!" Make sure you say, "Yes!"
“A Gift in the Mail”
Games of being found and reunion can comfort all children.
[Book Review] A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children
A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children, by Susan McNair Blatt, M.D., is a primer for parents who are new to foster adoption and need help. Read the review.
[Book Review] Birthmarks: Transracial Adoption in Contemporary America
Birthmarks: Transracial Adoption in Contemporary America, by Sandra Patton, is a multilayered synthesis of interviews conducted with 22 transracial adoptees. Read more!
“My Hands-On Wait”
I wasn't going to just wait around during the wait. Instead, I filled the time with networking, decorating the baby's nursery, and more.
How I Explained Adoption to the First Grade
Using a favorite doll and a logic children can follow, one mother enlightens her daughter's curious class about adoption.
The Dream of a Family
All kinds of couples, even LGBT couples, are turning to adoption to build their forever families.
“Am I Really Pretty?”
In asking that question, was our teenage daughter really asking, Who am I? What am I becoming? How am I different from others?
“Connecting with a Culture”
A mother weaves a strand between her child's Guatemalan heritage and her Arab ethnicity.
Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child
In this excerpt from her book, Jayne Schooler offers adoptive parents tools for helping their children make sense of the past.
Nature vs. Nurture
When we judge our children’s birth parents, we often judge our children.