Should I tell my child's doctor she was adopted? What about her school?
Webinar Replay – Parenting the Hurt Child
View the replay of the "Parenting the Hurt Child" webinar. Regina M. Kupecky, LSW, guides parents in understanding a newly adopted older child's behavior and discuss what will work (and what to avoid) to help him heal and attach.
Parents Share: Creating Our Child’s Adoption Story
Parents share how they impart and strengthen their child's adoption story.
[Book Review] Attaching Through Love, Hugs and Play
The author of Attaching in Adoption has released another book on bonding at any age.
What Do I Tell My Child?
Speaking about birth history helps all family members get used to the words and narrative, and lets your child know that he or she can always come forward with questions and emotions about birth parents.
Families Share: Our Open Adoption Experience
"The best part about being a birth mother in an open adoption is that I am at peace. Colin and I are still a part of each other’s lives, yet he is so happy and deeply rooted in his family that sometimes I forget that he’s not their flesh and blood. Knowing he has the life I wanted for him allows me to move forward in mine." —Jen
The Basics of Open Adoption
What is "open adoption" — and what might it mean for your family?
“Our Leap of Faith: Finding Birth Relatives in Russia”
We made the trip, unsure whether we would even find Marina's orphanage, and ended up finding the answers to her deepest questions.
“What No One Told Me”
When we first met our child's birth mother, we didn’t know what to talk about and what not to talk about, what might upset her or what she may or may not want to know about her child’s future with us.
Parents Share: Our Bonding Experience
Every family bonds differently. Here, readers share what worked for them.
Overcoming Obstacles to Bonding
Bonding won't always be automatic. Read up on common problems you and your child might encounter.
Bonding and Attachment Basics for You and Your Child
How can I bond with a child that “isn’t mine”?
An Age-by-Age Guide to Bonding
No matter how old your child is when she comes home, learn how to boost her attachment and connect her to her new family.
[Book Review] Lost Daughters
Parents of young girls can read Lost Daughters to explore how their daughter might feel as she travels through life as an adoptee.
Our Failed Adoption
When an adoption falls through, it can be devastating. Here, real parents share their tales of heartbreak — and eventual recovery.
How Can you Help Your International Adoption Succeed?
What goes wrong in international adoptions — and how can you help yours go through?
What if My Adoption Fails?
Adoptions fall apart at different stages (with different legal consequences), and there are different reasons for each kind of failure.
“Lost Daughter”
When we got our referral, we accepted it with joy. Soon after, however, we realized something wasn't right.
10 Steps to Coping with a Failed Adoption
Don't be afraid to take time to grieve after a failed adoption. Your future family will be better for it.
[Book Review] Prison Baby
Jiang-Stein always knew that she was adopted, but only discovered that she was born in a prison at age 12.