Planning an adoption shower for an internationally or domestically adopted toddler or older child? Here’s what to ask for.
“We’ve Always Done It That Way”
The uncharted journey of our first Christmas together etched a road of new, heart-warming traditions.
Share Your Story: Holiday Traditions
We asked the Adoptive Families Reader Panel: How do you integrate your child's culture of origin and/or adoption story into your family's holiday rituals?
Ask the Doctor: Pre-Adoption Medical Assessment
What kind of referral information will I receive about a child available for adoption, and how do I assess it?
The Birth of Tradition
Family rituals take on new meaning when we adopt a baby.
“Gifts to and from My Child’s Adoptive Family”
In an open adoption, what do you give to the person who means everything to you? Thoughts from a birth mom about the gifts that mean the most.
The Other Side of Privilege
If we're white, we experience many benefits of unearned status because we're "the norm." But adoptive families are not considered the norm. Now what?
Showered with Love
Whether you feel most comfortable holding it after completing your dossier, or when you receive your referral — an adoption shower is a wonderful way to celebrate your growing family.
Domestic Adoption Showers
When their adoption date was uncertain, our readers took the opportunity to celebrate with their children in tow. Here, they share their experiences.
A Labor to Listen: Auditory Processing Disorder
If the sounds of the world are too much for your child, he may have an auditory processing problem. Learn how to figure it out and find help.
“Getting Past Working-Mom Guilt”
A new mother learns that she can go back to work and still retain the title of "Mom."
Ask AF: School Records
Answers to your parenting questions.
Celebrating Chinese New Year
Learn how to celebrate Chinese New Year and welcome the year of the Monkey with your family on February 8, 2016.
Adoption and Divorce
My husband and I are contemplating a divorce. Will our daughter's adoption status figure into the legal proceedings?
Safe Haven: Finding Homes for Children Through Foster Care
One mom opens her home — and heart — to foster children, and finds her passion.
“Emotional Armor”
I'd like to shield her from life's unhappiness, but my daughter's spirit needs to lead her.
Ask AF: Building a Relationship With Birth Siblings
Answers to your parenting questions.
Celebrating Russian Christmas
How do we celebrate the holidays? In all sorts of creative ways. Here, gifts of love exchanged by families in open adoptions, along with an assortment of customs, crafts, and recipes just right for our multicultural families.
Celebrating Kwanzaa
How do we celebrate the holidays? In all sorts of creative ways. Here, gifts of love exchanged by families in open adoptions, along with an assortment of customs, crafts, and recipes just right for our multicultural families.
Celebrating La Navidad
How do we celebrate the holidays? In all sorts of creative ways. Here, gifts of love exchanged by families in open adoptions, along with an assortment of customs, crafts, and recipes just right for our multicultural families.
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