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Ask AF: Sleep Disturbances
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Uncomfortable Level of Contact with Birth Family
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Telling Family About a Birth Child
Kathleen Silber answers a question from a woman who placed a birth child for adoption years ago, and wonders how and when to tell her family.
Ask AF: Telling Children About a Birth Child
A parent who placed a child for adoption wonders how to go about explaining a biological sibling to her current children. Adoption expert Brenda Romanchik answers.
Ask AF: Sibling Prep in a Domestic Adoption
Ronny Diamond discusses how to prepare your child for a second domestic adoption and the idea of a baby sibling.
Ask AF: Baby Shower Timing
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Ask AF: Building Trust
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Ask AF: Building Relationships
Our toddler bonded very quickly with our immediate family, but she still refuses to allow anyone else to hold her, including our relatives. Is this normal for a two-year-old?
Ask AF: Adopting a “Matching” Sibling
Our expert discusses the idea of adopting a "matching" sibling — and other ways to strengthen your child's racial identity.
Ask AF: Sudden Secrecy About Adoption
When your child reaches his preteen years, he may deny his adoption to fit in with peers. Ronny Diamond explains how parents can cope.
Ask AF: Sharing Tough Information
"We have very little information about our five-year-old daughter's birth parents, but what we do know is disturbing. When should we share this information, and how" Read Mary Ann Curran's answer.
Ask AF: Breast Milk or Formula
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Ask AF: Helping Kids who Feel “Different”
Your preteen wants to fit in, but how can she when she's "different"? AF explains how parents can help.
Ask AF: Older Child Adjustment
The older child we're adopting is coming to us after seven years of foster care in another country. How can we make the transition easier?
Ask AF: Children Separated by a Fost/Adopt
A mother wonders how much contact is best for her son and his biological siblings. Jayne Schooler weighs in.
Ask AF: Relative Adoption
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Ask AF: Introducing Solid Foods
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Ask AF: Talking About Sex & Marriage
Ronny Diamond discusses introducing conservative views on sex and marriage to your adopted child, without appearing to judge their birth family.
Ask AF: A Fantasy Father
Ronny Diamond discusses fantasy play in adopted children. In this case, a single mother worries about the imaginary "father" her daughter talks about.