AF readers find creative ways to balance career and family. In this special report, we share some of their best advice.
Balancing Cultural Activities in the Family Routine
If your child seems more interested in soccer than culture camp, don't panic.
Ask AF: Staying on Formula
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: When Pets Need a New Home
Adoptive parents who have made the difficult decision that their pets need a new home worry about sharing this news with their children. Diana Schwab, M.Ed., LSW, suggests ways to explain.
Ask AF: When “Crying it Out” Isn’t the Answer
A parent who recently adopted asks if letting her toddler son "cry it out" is the best way to go with regards to attachment. Diana Schwab, M.Ed., LSW, answers.
Imaginary Birth Parents
Your child may never have met his first mom and dad. But that doesn't mean he's not spinning stories about them.
Ask AF: Graduating from the Family Bed
Answers to your parenting questions.
“In the Company of Heroes”
Janis Cooke Newman asks herself, "Am I overdoing this adoption thing?"
A Memo to My Fellow Teachers
When it comes to adoption, instructors need to check their curriculum and their stereotypes.
“Writing Through the Wait”
On the long journey to adoption, a journal can record the milestones and detours, as well as your first rush of love for your child.
“Embracing Differences”
Why should I try to make my son feel 'the same'? Why shouldn’t I learn to be more like him?
After the Bliss
For many adoptive moms, post-baby depression is a real and painful ordeal. Shelley Page reports why it happens and how to feel better.
Medical Preparations for Adoption Travel
My family and I are traveling to meet our new baby. What medical preparations should I make?
Feeling Like Part of the Extended Family
The more you involve the grandparents (and aunts, uncles, and cousins, too) in you adoption process, the more your child feels like part of the clan.
Is There a Test to Determine a Child’s Age?
We were told that our daughter was six when she was adopted, but she seems much younger. Is there a medical test to determine her age accurately?
Contact with Birth Parents
We just brought our newborn home and are wondering how to communicate with his birth mother. How do we start?
“Someone Who Shares My Joy”
Our open adoption allows us to share the love we have for our daughter with her birth parents.
“The Final Step”
A mother is surprised at her tears when, standing in a courtroom, that last bit of red tape comes unstuck.
Latina — And Loving It!
Straddling two cultures, this powerhouse Hispanic-American woman takes on the world — and wins!
Transracial Adoption: A History in Black & White
What have we learned over 30 years—and what are we doing now to offer our children a better understanding of who they are?