Efforts are underway to make the adoption tax credit refundable, and available to lower income families with the 2015 Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act.
News Brief: State Adoption Laws Update
State adoption laws were updated in Florida and Michigan that will have an impact on same-sex adoption for couples in those states. Learn more!
“Dear Mom of an Adopted Child”
I knew you right away. I recognize the fierce determination. You are the kind of woman who Makes.Things.Happen. After all, you made this happen, this family you have.
“Bonding with My Daughters Over Pink Nail Polish”
My first 19 years of parenting were spent learning the scientific names of dinosaurs and organizing a bug collection. Was I ready to parent preteen girls?
Summer Reading 2015
Everyone touched by adoption should check out these powerful memoirs, by a birth mother and an adoptee.
“Many Kinds of Love”
Being adopted, I have found, means being familiar with many different kinds of love, many varieties of connection. It’s a roller-coaster of sorts. There’s an immense amount of gratitude; yet an overarching sense of loss persists, and permeates every interaction, every decision, and every relationship.
Documentaries About Adoption
These nonfiction films are sure to open up dialogues about the subjects’ experiences and your family’s story long after the last frame.
Keeping an Adoption Open Despite Challenges
Five moms candidly reveal how they’re honoring their commitment to openness when their child’s birth parent struggles with substance abuse, mental illness, or is experiencing crisis.
News Brief: Mississippi Suit Opposes Ban on Same-Sex Adoption
Many hoped the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to recognize marriage as a constitutional right for same-sex couples would pave the way for changes in same-sex adoption. Now, a suit filed in Mississippi is attempting to do just that.
“Should I Tell Her Teacher?”
I haven't decided not to tell my daughter's preschool that she was adopted, but, so far, I haven't told.
Share Your Story: Tricky School Assignments
We asked our Reader Panel: Have your school-age children been assigned any projects that were difficult for adoptees (timelines, genetics, etc.)? How did you handle the situation?
International vs. Domestic vs. Foster Adoption – Fast Facts
Is adoption for you? Explore your options here.
Learn How Your Child Learns
When you connect with your child's learning style, you help him feel more at home.
How to Get Your School on Board
Help get your school ready for your child.
“Journey to Calcutta”
Despite my parents' urging, I had always rejected my Indian identity. At 21, I learned to embrace it.
“My Little Man’s Hair”
Sam's hair is close-cut and precisely edged. Looking at it from any angle, you can see that this child's mother knows how to care for his hair. This has not always been the case.
“A Christening Ceremony”
The moment I felt I became Eva's forever mother and for Eva, adopted from the Ukraine, being my forever daughter.
“Why Tae Kwon Do?”
So far, each step I have taken into my future daughter's world has taught me nearly as much about myself as it has about her culture.
“Being Noticed as a Transracial Family”
For once, the barista at Starbucks didn’t recognize me. He shouldn’t. I’m there only about once a month. The thing is, he remembers me. Well, not me so much as us. This is one of those things that come with being the white mother of a black child. Comments, questions, stares—those I expected. The strange experience of just being visible—not so much. I didn’t realize how invisible I was until I wasn’t anymore.
International Adoption Facts — What You Need to Know
Every year more American families include a child adopted from another part of the world.