Our newly adopted child has problems sleeping. Some nights, she will resist being put to bed, and will wake up several times through the night. How can we help her get a good night's sleep?
“The Rhythm of Our Lives”
While looking to connect with our children's culture, we found the beat of the djembe drum would become a comforting family melody.
When Your Older Child Comes Home
We're about to adopt a seven-year-old. Does he have to start school right away? What about medical care? What can wait until we've bonded?
“My Son Who Refused to Give Up”
A doctor predicted our son, who has spina bifida, would never walk. But Mark has shown us what perseverance — and a keen passion — can do.
“Growing Up Feeling ‘Chosen'”
Children's understandings of and personal fantasies about their adoption stories may differ from what you tell them. My version saw my parents wandering the aisles of "Baby Market."
Feeling Guilt Over the Birth Mom’s Grief
"Many parents feel guilty because their joy is the direct result of a difficult decision by the birth mother — someone you may have grown to care about. So when a new adoptive mother sees the birth mother in intense pain, she asks herself, 'Was adoption really the right thing to do?'"
[Book Review] The Connected Child
An adoptive parent reviews The Connected Child by Drs. Purvis and Cross, a book about helping children overcome early trauma.
[Book Review] Growing Girls
Read AF's review of Growing Girls, a memoir about being a mom, adoption issues and all.
“They Remembered Me”
A Korean adoptee learns that human nature doesn't always follow perceived "best practices."
[Book Review] In Their Own Voices
In this collection of candid interviews, adoptees shed light on the complex and controversial topic of transracial adoption by sharing their own experiences.
[Book Review] Bud, Not Buddy
This Newberry Award winning book features a foster child in search of his father.
[Book Review] The Lucky Gourd Shop
In The Lucky Gourd Shop, an adoptive mother imagines her son's birth mother's life.
“Helpless Love”
There is an irrevocable moment when you become a parent, an instant when the idea of your child enters your heart forever.
“Old Bones”
I've reached a point in life where both my young daughter and my aging mother depend on me. Can I afford to be fragile?
How Do We Define Belonging?
Ethnic identity includes ancestry, but it is shaped by experience.
When They Just Don’t Get It
The world knows a lot more about adoption these days, but not enough. It's our job to keep chipping away at society's biases, for the sake of our kids.
The Little Girl Who Loved to Swing
For some children suffering from sensory integration disorder, sounds are distracting, clothes are itchy, and everyday life is filled with too many unpleasant situations.
“Support by the Book Club”
A book club to read about our children's birth cultures became a support group, a forum to discuss the similar parenting issues we were facing.
Feeding 101
Feeding is about more than just nutrition! Here, answers to all your feeding questions.
Did I Grow in Your Tummy?
Three-year-olds are fascinated by pregnancy and families. Here's how to have a "tummy talk" with your adopted child.