These books can help your child connect with her birth culture. Add your family's favorites in the comments!
Becoming My Own Beauty Role Model
"Growing up, makeup felt like a mask—a cover-up for my true inner self."
Is College Right for Your Teen?
Some teens are ready to go away to school and hit the books. Others may need different options.
“Living the Dream”
As my daughter grows up, a typical, American kid, we are free to imagine only happy endings for the family she left behind.
When Birth Moms Get the Blues
It may take some time for your child's birth mother to work through her grief. But there are ways you can help.
“Googling Her Birth Parents”
Would it really be possible to fill out my daughter's hazy memories by typing names into a search engine?
“A Mother Like Any Other”
In this personal essay, one woman compares her adoptive motherhood with what her daughter will experience after pregnancy, and her quest to find answers.
“Is My Asian Son a Whiz Kid?”
When my son was five months old, friends predicted he would be a good student — probably a mathematician.
The Second Time Around
You've decided you're ready to grow your family — again. Here's help with answering the questions you didn't have to ask the first time you adopted.
Ask AF: Blogging Basics
I'd like to blog to document our adoption process, and keep far-flung families up-to-date, but I'm not tech-savvy.
Ask AF: When a Child’s Race is Ambiguous
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Ongoing Grief About Infertility
Q: My husband and I became parents via adoption after a long struggle with infertility. Our son, now two, is truly the love of our lives. When my best friend recently had a baby, I was surprised to feel sad, and even jealous. How can I get over this? A: If someone cries at a wedding, its...
Assessing a Referral
We've heard from our agency that we'll be receiving an adoption referral soon. What medical information will it contain, and how should we assess it?
What Will Their Friends Think?
As kids grow up, they look to their friends for acceptance — and desperately want to fit in.
“Unexpectedly in Sync”
My daughter formed a swift, intense bond with her four birth sisters. The surprising love I felt for them blindsided me, but now it makes perfect sense.
“I Can’t Give My Daughter China. I Can Only Give Her Chinatown.”
Jin Yu is seven now, and lately she's been telling me she wants to go and visit her nannies, the women who cared for her at the orphanage in China. Not so much for herself, she says, but for them. Because she is sure they must miss her and wonder how she's doing. I promise we will try to go. "They are going to be so surprised!" she tells me.
Open Adoption Over the Years
Parents involved in open adoptions speak honestly about working through challenges and keeping the relationship going through life changes.
Dealing with Stereotypes
When our children get hit with negative — or positive — labels, it robs them of who they really are.
Finding Role Models of Your Child’s Race
Answers to your parenting questions.
Helping Family Understand Open Adoption
Your family — especially older relatives — may not get why you are choosing an open adoption. Adoption expert Kathleen Silber gives advice on what to say.
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