We asked our reader panel: Have you ever been asked to explain your child's ethnic identity? How do you respond?
Your Guide to Adoption Travel
The big day is finally here. Referral or hospital address in hand, you're ready to meet your child. But before you board that plane, learn from our experts (read: adoptive parents) how to make your adoption trip the journey of a lifetime.
[Book Review] Megan’s Birthday Tree
When Megan was born, her birth mother, Kendra, planted a tree in her backyard. Every year on Megan's birthday, Kendra decorates the tree and sends photos of it to Megan, in honor of their special bond.
Ask AF: Building a Good Relationship with Your Pediatrician
How can I work with my child's health care provider to make sure my child gets the best possible care?
Parenting Strategies for Blended Families
When your family includes biological and adopted children, how do you make sure everyone feels included?
Ask AF: Limited Information About Birth Family
My 5-year-old has been asking a lot about her birth father recently, but I only have information about her birth mother.
The Sibling Connection
Sure, they bicker, they fight, they tease each other mercilessly. But they’re also creating vital relationships that will last a lifetime.
Flights of Fantasy
Imaginative play can bring your preschooler hours of fun — and offer a window into her adoption story.
Ask AF: Reappearance of a Birth Child
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: When to Share Birth Parent Information
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: What’s the Big Secret?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Share Your Story: Must Pack Items
We asked our readers which items no adopting family should leave home without.
“My Endless Summer of Waiting”
This was to have been my first summer as a mom. Instead, we're waiting for the clearing of one final hurdle.
“My Rockin’ Ethiopian Sons”
When my husband and I dreamed of raising bilingual children, we had no idea that one of their languages would be rock and roll.
“Coming Clean About My Troubled Past with an Expectant Mother”
Coming clean to our birth mother about my unstable past helped us build a solid foundation for our future.
“A New Family Dynamic” — Part 2 of Foster Adoption Series
In the second part of our family's adoption odyssey, we meet our new daughters and confront their past — and look to our future together.
When You Adopt a Baby: An Overview of Developmental Stages
A look at what to expect at different developmental stages of babyhood—and what each stage means for adoptive parents.
“Support by the Book Club”
A book club to read about our children's birth cultures became a support group, a forum to discuss the similar parenting issues we were facing.
“Adopting a Baby Sister”
Our preteen biological daughter felt some jealousy of the baby we adopted internationally, but, for the most part, we've all settled into our new roles.
Ask AF: Adoption Leave
Answers to your parenting questions.
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