Help your preschooler process the world around him by pointing out the ways you are alike.
Does Your Teen Fear Going to College?
Help your teen adoptee overcome fear of leaving home with this advice.
“A Sense of Belonging”
As I wait to adopt, having friends I identify with has made all the difference.
Dealing with Divorce
How our children feel about a separation, and how we can help them cope.
“Meeting My Cousin for the First Time”
Somehow, I turned out to be both an adoptive mom and a member of a birth family.
Bonding with Your Baby
Whether you're adopting a newborn or a toddler, learn how to enhance attachment at each developmental stage.
Helping Your Child Understand a New Sibling
How to prepare your child for a new sibling.
6 Questions Every Adopted Teen Wants Answered
In this excerpt from Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens, we take a look at what goes on in the minds of teens, and offer advice for talking with them.
Ask AF: Birth Sibling Contact
When kids find out they have birth siblings, they're usually interested in meeting. Here's how parents can help facilitate the relationship.
Ask AF: Jealous of Dad
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Lobbying for Adoption Benefits
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Kinship Questions
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Sharing Difficult Birth Parent Information
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Why Won’t My Child Stop Eating?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Choosing a Guardian
"I'm thinking about making a will. How do I choose a guardian for my child? What should I consider?"
ICPC & Domestic Adoption
The ICPC aims to facilitate cooperation between states and to ensure the placement of children in safe and suitable homes.
“Blurring the Line”
Mississippi has the largest population of African Americans in the United States, and the color line seems to be drawn in permanent ink or, perhaps, in blood. Because of this, I always believed I would never go back after my daughters came home from Haiti.
“Talking About Race in Our Blended Family”
A chance conversation in the car almost set our son apart from our family. But what happened brought him closer to me than ever.
“Too Soon for a Family Vacation”: Older Child Adjustment
What we should have known before we took our newly adopted 13-year-old on a surprise Disney World vacation.
Birth Parent Relationship Changes in the Teen Years
"We have a semi-open relationship with our 14-year-old son's birth mother. Recently, he asked if we could invite her for a weekend. I trust his birth mom, but I'm worried."