Search Results: July/August 2010

Growing to Love Grace's Birth Mom

“A Birthday Gift for Grace”

It wasn't until my daughter's first birthday that it hit me: I was grieving her birth mom's loss. With that realization, I was able to celebrate as she would have wanted.

Interview with Deborah D. Gray about bonding and attachment.

Deborah Gray on Attachment

Adoptive Families sat down for a Q&A with attachment guru Deborah Gray. When will a parent know a bond is in place? How can working parents solidify their connection with a newly adopted child? We asked these questions and more.

Introducing adopted child to family

Family, Far and Near

Planning a trip to see second cousins or great aunts? Before you travel, help your child and relatives expand their conceptions of family.

Adoption Experts answer your questions.

Ask AF: Rocking and Sleep

Rocking is a common sensory-seeking behavior, particularly for children who spent time in institutionalized settings.

Adoption Experts answer your questions.

Ask AF: Birth Mother Confusion

"My daughter says things that make me a little insecure, like, 'I love you as much as I love my birth mother,' or “My birth mother is my real mom.' How should I respond?

Adoption Experts answer your questions.

Ask AF: Not Too Late to Tell

Our son is four. We adopted him at birth. I know that you're supposed to talk about adoption from an early age–but the years kept going by and we failed to do so. Did we wait too long?

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