When the courts place children in foster care, siblings have only each other to turn to and count on.
When Adoption Travel is a Family Affair
Guess who's coming with moms and dads on the adoption trip? Their moms and dads!
Preparing Our Children to Talk About Race
When you form a transracial family, you must build in a system to combat racism.
“When the Heart Won’t Wait”
Desperate to be with her newborn son, one mother packs up her family and heads to Guatemala to foster him.
Ask AF: Comforting a Child During Temper Tantrums
Answers to your parenting questions.
Is Adoption Sad?
We may feel one way or the other, but it's our kids who must decide.
“Raising California”
Families are forming in all sorts of ways, in a rainbow of colors, and my son through adoption is growing up right in the middle of all of it.
“The Other Mother”
A birth mom and an adoptive mom delve into the complex — and surprising — realities of their open adoptions.
Ask AF: How Do I Find an Adoption Medicine Physician?
Is there a certification process for physicians who specialize in international adoption?
“The Meetings of the Moms”
The day my mother met my birth mother.
“Unleashing the Mom Within”
A 7-year-old girl helps this author discover her maternal side.
“Loving My Mother — and Becoming One”
I was an adoring daughter, ready to be an adoring mom.
Adoption Day Celebration
Our readers share how they celebrate the anniversary of their child's adoption and how to balance the celebrations so biological kids don't feel left out.
[Book Review] Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son
The questions that linger in the mind of most any adopted child are "Why?" "Why couldn't they keep me?" "Why did I have to leave the place where I was born?"
[Book Review] Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White
A review of a noteworthy book about the changing landscape of race relations in the United States, an important read for anyone parenting a child of Asian descent.
Medical Preparations for Adoption Travel
My family and I are traveling to meet our new baby. What medical preparations should I make?
Feeling Like Part of the Extended Family
The more you involve the grandparents (and aunts, uncles, and cousins, too) in you adoption process, the more your child feels like part of the clan.
Latina — And Loving It!
Straddling two cultures, this powerhouse Hispanic-American woman takes on the world — and wins!
“Changing My Name to Mom”
As she prepares for the adoption of her third child, the author knows it is not just she who must be ready, but also the 9-year-old girl she's fallen in love with.
Encouraging Your Child to Find a Passion
When kids find something they love and stick with it, they find their place in the world.
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