An AF reader gives a short review of Katja Rowell's comprehensive feeding guide.
Friendship Lessons
Expert tips for adoptive parents to help your child make and maintain peer relationships.
Bonding While You Work
Adoptive Families readers received, on average, 9.6 weeks of leave from work. Here’s how to make an informed childcare decision, and keep the transition from disrupting your bond.
The Home Study in Seven Steps
There’s no set format for home studies, but most include the following seven steps.
“Finding Tess”
India Camp gives our daughter a chance to be around kids just like her. Along the way, she's discovered her true self.
“Picture of Love”
In the photos our agency sent, I saw a serious little boy growing up without a mother. Halfway around the world, I waited and longed for the day when I could fill that role.
News Brief: Joint Council Shuts Down
After 40 years, the Joint Council for International Children's Services has shut its doors.
“Everything Counts”
When you're waiting to adopt, you count each day that passes. But how should I count my daughter-to-be, who is already a part of me?
“Music in His Genes”
My son craves the comfort of music the way other kids his age rely on their blankets.
Big-Kid School
If your child is off to preschool or kindergarten for the first time, you can ease her entry to the wider world outside your home.
“The Meetings of the Moms”
The day my mother met my birth mother.
How We Decided
No one adoption route is right for every family. AF readers describe the thinking that went behind the route they chose.
“Pocket Rocks”
A mother shares the story of her daughter's growth (who was once deemed "too small to fight for her needs") at summer camp.
“Selecting My Egg Donor”
How do you choose the person you want to make babies with? Everyone has her priorities; these are mine.
“My Clutter, Myself”
Visitors to our apartment might see a mess, but I see the stories that bound me irretrievably to my daughter. Most of the time.
Supporting Your Child Through Grief
Our children rely on us to guide them through saying goodbye.
“Redefining Perfect”
After giving birth to a boy and a girl, I had what other people defined as a "million dollar family." A few years later, family and friends questioned our decision to adopt two older children, out of birth order, when we had the "perfect" family.
Mortifying Moms
You used to be the coolest mom on the block–at least in the mind of your kid. Now she rolls her eyes at everything you do. What's up?
Listen Up!
Does your preschooler have a speech or language delay? Here's how to find out — and get help.
Helping Your Child with Peer Exclusion
Parents cannot prevent their child from experiencing exclusion or feeling "different" from time to time. You can, however, lessen the negative effects of this common occurrence during the preteen years.