Search Results: July/August 2007

Balloons representing the author's memories with her adopted daughter

“My Clutter, Myself”

Visitors to our apartment might see a mess, but I see the stories that bound me irretrievably to my daughter. Most of the time.

Two preschool girls engaging in make-believe

The Tales They Tell

Preschoolers love stories. Listen carefully and you might learn a thing or two.

Divorce after adoption

A New ‘Forever’

Adoptive children can feel familial changes, like divorce after adoption, particularly keenly. Use these tips to help kids adapt to new stepparents.

Adopting an older child can be rewarding

“What We Wish We Had Known”

Looking back, I began the journey of adopting an older child somewhat naively. My daughter and I agree that these seven truths could have made our path to happy a little bit easier.

Becoming a mother in open adoption

“Running to Mommy”

I knew it would be hard for my daughter’s birth mother to give her up. But I didn’t think I’d feel so guilty for taking her.

A woman picks up an adoption book from a bookshelf.

AF’s Best Adoption Books

Here at AF, we've searched far and wide, through stacks of books, and into our memories, to pick the best titles for our AF Best Adoption Books list. We've found the best books for our kids, the best adoption memoirs, the best how-to guides—everything to inspire you, inform you, help you talk about adoption with your children, and enjoy.

Cover of Faraway Home

[Book Review] Faraway Home

When Desta's father decides its time to go back to Ethiopia, she learns how different his life was from her comfortable life in America.

[Book Review] A Family from Ethiopia

Rita Radostitz reviews A Family from Ethiopia, by Julia Waterlow, and explains how it helped her understand her child's life there before adoption.

Adoption Experts answer your questions.

Ask AF: Clearly Non-Identical Twins

Parents who adopted non-identical twins who have different skin tones wonder how to hand comments about adoption and race. Deborah Johnson offers advice on responding.

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