As grade-school kids learn more about adoption, they begin to ask more questions. How do you respond?
“What is Adoption?”
When your child's classmates have questions, you can provide the answers.
Learning to Make Mistakes
Some of our kids turn into perfectionists during grade school. Is there a link to adoption?
A New Home, New Fears
A family move can be hard for any child.
“Is That Your Family?”
By now, you and your teen have established a firm family bond. But outsiders may not see it that way.
“Why Was I Adopted”
Your preschooler may hit you with surprising questions at the most unexpected times and places!
“Another Generation”
The author of this story anticipates sharing his life with a child after a long wait.
“A Sense of Belonging”
As I wait to adopt, having friends I identify with has made all the difference.
Adopt Again?
Adopting a second child is a big step. Here's some been-there, done-that wisdom from parents to help you decide.
News Brief: Domestic Adoptions Rise Slightly, Despite Overall Decrease in Adoption
Adoption: By the Numbers, the latest report from the National Council For Adoption, shows a slight increase in U.S. infant adoptions from 2007 to 2014.
Adoption Cost and Timing in 2015-2016
Each year, Adoptive Families polls newly formed families across the country to get actual information on the cost and length of time it took them to complete their adoptions. We are grateful to every one of you who took our most recent Adoption Cost & Timing Survey.
Television Shows That “Get” Adoption
Watching an engaging TV series that features a relevant storyline is a fun, low-pressure way to get your child talking about adoption. Here are five shows that mostly get it right.
“On Choosing, or Changing, Schools”
As I weighed diversity, academics, and other factors when choosing schools for my transracially adopted children, I perpetually second-guessed myself. But now that my kids are teens, I’m ready to trust their decisions.
“Anniversary”
One year after my daughter came to live with me from foster care, the memory was still too bittersweet for her. But today, two years after becoming mother and daughter, we are ready to celebrate.
Friendships with Fellow Adoptees
Adoptive parents share whether their children have friends who are also adoptees and, if so, how the children met.
Ask AF: Readjusting to Younger Kids as an Older Mom
An older mom who's enjoyed the relative freedom of parenting teens is nervous about readjusting to more hands-on parenting when she adopts a young child. Parents who have been there offer advice.
Ask AF: How to Encourage a New-Sibling Bond?
"We adopted our 10-year-old daughter as an infant, and adopted her seven- and eight-year-old biological sisters last month. How can we help all three girls bond with each other?"
State Adoption Law Updates, February 2017
State adoption laws are always in flux. Read on to learn what changes have been made or are being considered as 2017 began.
Letters to the Editor, RE: January 2017
Readers share feedback about articles from the January 2017 issue of Adoptive Families magazine.
“Which Ones Are Yours?”
There's this poem I'm supposed to love. I first read it when we adopted our oldest son: Not flesh of my flesh nor bone of my bone/But still miraculously my own./Never forget, for a single minute,/You didn't grow under my heart, but in it.