Wondering how to adopt from Hong Kong? Find statistics, prospective parent requirements, personal stories, and more resources.
Sierra Leone Adoption Fast Facts
Wondering how to adopt from Sierra Leone? Find statistics, prospective parent requirements, and an average budget and timeline.
Honduras Adoption Fast Facts
Wondering how to adopt from Honduras? Find statistics, prospective parent requirements, personal stories, and more resources.
Morocco Adoption Fast Facts
Wondering how to adopt from Morocco? Find statistics, prospective parent requirements, and an average budget and timeline.
Peru Adoption Fast Facts
Wondering how to adopt from Peru? Find statistics, prospective parent requirements, and an average budget and timeline.
Nicaragua Adoption Fast Facts
Wondering how to adopt from Nicaragua? Find statistics, prospective parent requirements, and an average budget and timeline.
Lithuania Adoption Fast Facts
Wondering how to adopt from Lithuania? Find statistics, prospective parent requirements, and an average budget and timeline.
Share Your Story: Holiday Traditions
We asked the Adoptive Families Reader Panel: How do you integrate your child's culture of origin and/or adoption story into your family's holiday rituals?
Lending a Hand
Finding ways to "give back" as a family can be fun—and rewarding—for 'tweens and parents alike.
News Brief: Deportation Likely for Adam Crapser
After an October court ruling, a man adopted from South Korea by U.S. citizens at age three may be deported, almost 40 years later. Learn how to support the Adoptee Citizenship Act, which could prevent similar cases in the future.
Teaching Emotional Regulation to Preschoolers
Little ones can be overwhelmed by excitement during the holidays. Here's how to help your preschooler regulate her emotions.
Surviving the Holidays After Adopting
The arrival of a new baby during the holiday time can be overwhelming for new parents—here's how to have a sane season.
How Did You Word Your Adoption Announcement?
Did you create a custom announcement, or adapt a pre-printed template? There are so many questions when sharing the news of your new family member. Our readers explain what they included.
Book Excerpt: The English American
Born in America, raised in England, and meeting her birth mother for the first time.
The Birth Parent Perspective: Stats and Chart
A study, the Early Growth and Development Study, is shedding light on open adoption attitudes and outcomes. Here are some basic findings, as well as AF poll results on families' open adoption experiences.
Ask AF: Would Calling Day Care Workers “Auntie” Confuse an Adopted Child?
A parent solicits opinions about a day care that encourages the children to call the employees "Auntie" and the other children "brothers and sisters."
“Finding My Place in the Family”
Though society doesn’t know what to do with birth mothers, I knew I had a place with my son’s parents. At his second birthday party, I learned that I had a place with their family, too.
Ask AF: Disagreeing About Discipline with the Birth Family
A parent in an open adoption asks what do do (and how to explain to her son) when his birth family uses different discipline approaches for his birth sibling. Adoption expert Regina M. Kupecky, LSW, offers advice.
“Adoption Is Not Second Best”
Near-strangers feel compelled to tell me about friends who got pregnant after adopting and say, “There’s still hope….” But I don’t hope for a biological child; I hope for a healthy relationship with my two kids.
Parent-to-Parent: What Does a Family Want to Hear While Waiting to Adopt?
Waiting to adopt is hard, especially when the wait stretches on for years. Real parents share the words that comforted them and got them through their waits.