My partner and I thought long and hard about whether we wanted to adopt a second child. We decided to adopt a puppy-sister for our daughter instead.
“Should We Keep or Change Our Child’s Name?”
We carefully choose our children's names. But wait—our children will soon have their own ideas about who they are and what they should be called.
Do Adoptees Struggle with Change and Transition?
"My daughter has greater difficulties with transitions than her friends who were born into their families. If we know a transition is coming, we prepare."
Waiting for Working Moms
Yes, it’s about your new family. But don’t forget to focus on your work life, too.
Prenatal Drug Exposure — What Parents Need to Know
If there’s a possibility that the baby you are planning to adopt was exposed to drugs in utero, what should you be prepared for?
The Family Bed
Parents and experts talk about co-sleeping with an adopted child or infant.
Learn How Your Child Learns
When you connect with your child's learning style, you help him feel more at home.
“We Always Called You Jason”
Fantasizing about my birth parents, I never dreamed my strongest link to the past would be through a flinty grandmother.
“A Family Commitment”
In this personal essay, one adoptive mother describes how her family learns about her daughter's Chinese heritage at a school with other families.
“Helping Our Tumbleweed Feel at Home”
How do you convince a child who's lived in eight different homes to put down roots in yours?
When Other Adoptive Parents Don’t Understand
Acknowledging our connection to all adoptive families strengthens our children’s place in the world.
Relatives Say the Strangest Things
Is your extended family less than savvy about adoption? Here's how to handle it.
Adoption Announcements
Families who've waited so long for a child are eager to share the news. Families and experts weigh in on language to use and when to send announcements.
The Benefits of Adoption Playgroups
An adoption playgroup can be a wonderful source of support for children as well as parents.
The Fantasy Parent
Ever heard, "My real mother wouldn't make me do that"? Don't despair. All kids, adopted or not, conjure a fantasy parent from time to time.
Orphan Lit
From Anne of Green Gables to Harry Potter, orphans are a staple of children's literature. Here's how to help your child make sense of it all.
Teens, Drinking, and Drugs
It's a national issue. Is your child at risk?