Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Opening Contact
"We recently learned that our son's birth mother is having health problems. How do we tell him, and how can we ask for more contact?'
Ask AF: When Bonding Takes Time
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Wishing She Looked Like Mom
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Continuing Contact with the Birth Family?
Answers to your parenting questions.
[Book Review] Breeding in Captivity
A hilarious personal account of the ups and downs of infertility and adoption.
Ask AF: Birth Mother’s Day
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Long Term Treatment for Emotional Problems
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Access to Foster Files
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Eligible to Adopt?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Biracial and Multiracial Identity
My daughter's birth parents are Caucasian and African-American. How should we talk with her about race? How do we fill out forms that ask about race and allow you to check only one box?
Ask AF: Blogging Basics
I'd like to blog to document our adoption process, and keep far-flung families up-to-date, but I'm not tech-savvy.
[Book Review] The Adoption Club: Therapeutic Workbook Series
A versatile tool to help adoptees work through feelings and find their voice.
Ask AF: When a Child’s Race is Ambiguous
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Ongoing Grief About Infertility
Q: My husband and I became parents via adoption after a long struggle with infertility. Our son, now two, is truly the love of our lives. When my best friend recently had a baby, I was surprised to feel sad, and even jealous. How can I get over this? A: If someone cries at a wedding, its<a href="https://www.adoptivefamilies.com/adoption-bonding-home/grief-about-infertility/" title="Read more" >...a>
Ask AF: Telling Nieces and Nephews About Adoption
How can we explain our plan to adopt to our nieces and nephews (ages one to nine)?
Ask AF: Prospective Parents’ Mental Health
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Anger Management
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: How Do I Find an Adoption Medicine Physician?
Is there a certification process for physicians who specialize in international adoption?
Ask AF: Is There an Adoption Watchdog Organization?
We were unhappy with the lack of disclosure, the low level of professionalism, and the lies that we were told by our adoption agency.