How one young woman lost her family, survived a war, escaped two continents, and through the kindness of strangers found a lifelong home in Atlanta.
When Parents Divorce
The breakup of a family can be especially hard for adopted teens. Here's why.
What’s on Their Minds?
As grade-school kids learn more about adoption, they begin to ask more questions. How do you respond?
Book Excerpt: The English American
Born in America, raised in England, and meeting her birth mother for the first time.
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
If you're worried the child you're adopting has been exposed to alcohol prenatally, what should you watch out for?
“The Girls of Summer”
I want my active daughter to know it's OK to play sports and be physically strong. I'm just not the best example of that athletic ideal.
Ask AF: Feeling Bad About Being Different
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Domestic Adoption Paperwork
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Referring to the Birth Mother
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Answering Questions in Front of Kids
Answers to your parenting questions.
[Book Excerpt] Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home
In this excerpt from her adoption memoir, Kim Sunée describes the hunger she experienced as a child, and how food helped her bond with her adoptive family.
Listen Up!
Does your preschooler have a speech or language delay? Here's how to find out — and get help.
New Questions About Open Adoption
As our child gets older, he keeps coming up with more and more questions about his adoption!
“Did You Try to Have Your Own Kids?”
My wife was deluged with questions at a new moms' group, each one more personal than the last.
“Why Did You Buy a Foreign Child?”
When an anonymous poster invaded our neighborhood message board, I knew I had to answer back.
A Striking Resemblance!
Families who "match" don't have to answer many nosy questions. Instead, they must decide whom, when, and what to tell.
“Babies and Birth Moms and Bellies, Oh My!”
When our two children began to ask questions — lots of questions — my partner and I found answers in homemade adoption storybooks.
A Mother by Any Other Name
Is the term 'birth mother' an example of appropriate, positive language — or an offensive and demeaning label?
“How Our Family Approached Our Birth Parent Search”
Three families describe their relationships with their children's birth parents — deciding to keep in touch, searching for birth parents, and managing an already open adoption.
“Moving Past My Infertility”
My infertility was in the past. But was I ready to laugh at immature teenage jokes about adoption?
- 1
- 2