Five of the country’s top adoption therapists tell us what we need to know to support our children.
Ask AF: Sex Education Assistance
Can you recommend some books that will help us explain the facts of life?
A Labor to Listen: Auditory Processing Disorder
If the sounds of the world are too much for your child, he may have an auditory processing problem. Learn how to figure it out and find help.
Ask AF: Rocking and Sleep
Rocking is a common sensory-seeking behavior, particularly for children who spent time in institutionalized settings.
Growing Up and Growing Older
“What do teens, who are moving toward college or career, need from their parents?” I asked my 17-year-old high school senior, as I sat hunkered over my laptop.
Ask AF: Grief — or Personality?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Long Term Treatment for Emotional Problems
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Alleviating a Child’s Anxiety
Anxiety can affect a wide-range of children, even those that seem “well-adjusted.” If anxiety is a problem for your child, try following this expert advice to help him manage his feelings.
[BOOK EXCERPT] Everything You Ever Wanted
In this excerpt from her candid, hilarious, inspiring adoption memoir, Jillian Lauren explains how she and her husband addressed their son’s trauma and special needs and turned things around for him at home and at school. Accompanying the excerpt is a Q&A with the author.
[Book Review] The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting
The author of No Matter What returns with a new book bursting with real-world advice.
Is This Normal? Speech Delays, Learning Disabilities, and Complications
What do I do if my child has emotional, behavioral, or academic problems?
[Book Review] Love Me, Feed Me
An AF reader gives a short review of Katja Rowell’s comprehensive feeding guide.
Ask AF: Wanting to Be President
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: When Kids Pick at Skin
Answers to your parenting questions.
Adoption Support Groups for Teens
An adoption support group can provide a safe and comfortable venue for your teen to explore adoption and his larger identity in a new, more complex way.
Finding a Pediatrician
If you know nothing about the birth family’s medical history, or your child’s medical records are incomplete, you’ll want a medical professional with first-rate diagnostic skills to focus on areas of possible concern.
Ask AF: Behavior at Day Care
Answers to your parenting questions.
Raising a Moral Child
Helping our children develop empathy in a me-focused world.
Talk to Me! — Treating Speech Delays in Adopted Children
Concerned about your child’s speech or language development? About 10 percent of all children have difficulties in this area. But early intervention can turn the most reluctant talker into a chatterbox.
Ask AF: Keeping a Child’s Immunizations on Track
Answers to your parenting questions.