As teen's desire more control over their lives, they want to be the decision-makers in determining contact with birth family.
Teaching Emotional Regulation to Preschoolers
Little ones can be overwhelmed by excitement during the holidays. Here's how to help your preschooler regulate her emotions.
Surviving the Holidays After Adopting
The arrival of a new baby during the holiday time can be overwhelming for new parents—here's how to have a sane season.
Ask AF: Foster Care vs. Kinship Care
I have a five-month-old foster child whose case was recently transferred from kinship care to foster care. What does this mean?
Ask AF: A Spouse’s Reluctance About Adoption
My husband is fearful of a damaged child and of disrupting our stable lives, and he refuses to discuss adoption.
Ask AF: Celebrating Heritage
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Restrictions to Adoption
Answers to your parenting questions.
Raising a Moral Child
Helping our children develop empathy in a me-focused world.
“Overcoming Malnutrition with Pizza, Pasta, and ‘Dabo'”
How a cooking-impaired mom managed a happy Thanksgiving.
Meeting the In-Laws
Our Korean-born daughter is engaged to a Korean man. We're thrilled — but how do we discuss adoption with his family?
“Adopting Teenagers From Foster Care”
"My boys were teens when I adopted them, but that doesn't mean they didn't need a mom. Even if I was only 25 at the time."
“Adopting Infants Through Foster Care”
"Adopting through foster care felt like a roller-coaster ride, but we knew that we were on the right path."
Overcoming Sleep Problems
Our newly adopted child has problems sleeping. Some nights, she will resist being put to bed, and will wake up several times through the night. How can we help her get a good night's sleep?
Preparing Siblings for an Older-Child Adoption
We've decided to adopt an older child. We have two children now, and we're wondering how best to integrate our new child into the family. What's your advice?
“Beating the Odds”
My prison birth could have set me up for a life of failure. But the love of my families has led me to one of resilience and hope.
“We Did Not ‘Save’ Our Son”
Saying Matthew was "saved" implies doubt about his desirability, his worthiness to be adopted. "After all, you didn't have to take in this baby," is the unspoken message.