As the parent of an Asian child, I am constantly called upon to help my daughter navigate between diminished achievements and heightened failures.
Planning for “the Call”
Are you prepared to receive the news that you've been chosen? If not, here are six things we wish we had known, before we became a family of three.
What to Expect During Your Adoption Finalization
Adoption can't be finalized until after marathon of post-placement visits and termination of parental rights. Here's what to expect before, during, and after the hearing.
Summer Reading Special
AF's 2011 picks for best adoption books.
The Games They Play
Along with tea parties and superheroes, our children may incorporate themes like birth and adoption into their play.
Ask AF: Behavior at Day Care
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: When a Child Looks Like One Parent
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Answering Complex Questions
Answers to your parenting questions.
Readers’ Favorite Adoption Memoirs
Once again, we turned to the Adoptive Families community to compile our Fifth Annual Best Adoption Books List. Hundreds of you recommended your favorite adoption memoirs on Adoptive Families Circle. These favorites reached the top of the list.
Ask AF: Are Homestudies Transferable?
Answers to your parenting questions.
What’s Happening to My Body?
How can you help your child deal with the physical and emotional changes that puberty brings?
“Being Noticed as a Transracial Family”
For once, the barista at Starbucks didn’t recognize me. He shouldn’t. I’m there only about once a month. The thing is, he remembers me. Well, not me so much as us. This is one of those things that come with being the white mother of a black child. Comments, questions, stares—those I expected. The strange experience of just being visible—not so much. I didn’t realize how invisible I was until I wasn’t anymore.
When Parents Adopt Out of Birth Order
Many experts say that out of birth order adoption is a bad idea. Yet, there are many ways to make it work for your family.
“Finding Her Voice After Eight Years Without a First Language”
Since adopting a deaf older child from China, it's been my privilege to become her interpreter, her voice, her audience, and her mom.
[Book Excerpt] No Biking in the House Without a Helmet
Melissa Fay Greene flawlessly captures the journey of building a family through adoption in this heartwarming memoir.
Readers’ Favorite Adoption Parenting Guides
Readers pick their favorite books to guide parents through the adoption process.
[Book Excerpt] Mamalita
Read a chapter of Jessica O'Dwyer's adoption memoir Mamalita.