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.
Helping Your Child Cope with Divorce
A child may exhibit "baby" behaviors when his parents divorce.
The Resilient Child
Don't allow your child's feelings about adoption to go underground.
Finding Good Role Models
Finding someone who understands your child's experience will help him develop a strong sense of self.
Letting Go of Mommy
How to ease your child's entry to the wider world outside your home.
Freeing Your Child To Feel
The child that doesn't talk about adoption may have emotions that need to be explored.
The Indulged Child
We want the best for our children — and sometimes that means saying no.
Is College Possible?
It's not uncommon for a child to have different interests — and academic skills — than his achieving parents.
When the Questions Begin
Your preschooler is curious — and so are his peers. Help him get ready for inquiring young minds.
Out On Their Own
At school, children have to fend for themselves. Here are words they can live by.
“Mr. Mom, for Now”
A temporary stay-at-home dad muses on the finer points of baby care.