Today, as more and more adoptees reach adulthood, they are finding birth relatives-or are being found by them. Whether a child is from the U.S., Guatemala, Russia, or China, she may one day be in touch with her first family. These stories, each detailing an unexpected family reunion, may well reflect the complexity of what is ahead.
We carefully choose our children's names. But wait—our children will soon have their own ideas about who they are and what they should be called.
A father and son find that, in the face of catastrophe, despair, and death, the antidote is life.
Babies are demanding little creatures whose needs for food and dry diapers and cuddling and comforting rarely occur only during the day. Here's how adoptive parents can get ready.
When you adopt a child from a different state, you’ll need approval under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children before traveling home. Here’s what you need to know about this process.
When children are exposed to violence—in their first home, at school, or in the media—it's our job as parents to help them process it. Here's how.
I may not remember when I first knew I wanted to be a mother, but the moments leading up to and the first time I saw my daughters are indelibly etched in my memory.
After struggling to parent my twin daughters for ten months, I sadly realized I couldn’t provide them with the stable life I’d envisioned.
As a teen, your child still needs and wants you to be a strong parent—not in a controlling fashion, but as a reliable authority in his or her life. Read on for 10 ways to establish yourself in this role.
My greatest joy, becoming a mother, happened because both of my children lost the one person no child should have to lose.
Start small, find like-minded members, and grow with your kids.
As I listened to the haunting soundtrack recently, I realized that The Truman Show is also about adoption. As the realization of his life dawns on Truman, he confronts his fears, leaves his home, and runs straight to the only person who has ever told him the truth.
Readers share feedback about articles published in the March 2017 issue of Adoptive Families magazine.
Parents in open adoptions share whether they have a post-adoption contact agreement with their child's birth parents and, if so, what it includes.
Several states have passed or are considering laws that would allow adoption agencies to deny services to LGBT individuals and couples.
As parents, we are neither selfish nor selfless, but we are surely blessed.
In its 2016 annual report, the U.S. Department of State released the latest international adoption statistics, which have declined for the twelfth straight year, and outlined other countries' most widely held concerns.
In late April 2017, Ethiopia announced an immediate suspension of international adoptions.
Wish you could slow down and take the time to really connect with your kids? Here's how to slip small moments of love and closeness into the busiest days.
The mother of a preschooler shares her concern about negative comments her daughter has been making about her skin color. Parents who have been there offer advice.
