We asked our reader panel: How did you finance your adoption? Share any cost-cutting or creative financing strategies with other readers.
20 Questions Kids Ask About Adoption
Your child has questions about babies, birth mothers, and the way he joined your family. Now, you have the answers.
Understanding Independent Adoption
You'll need an experienced attorney to guide you through the legal process.
Fast Facts: Adopting a Newborn in the U.S.
The annual number of infants adopted domestically (excluding foster and relative adoption) is estimated to be around 18,000 — far greater than the annual number of international adoptions. Moreover, the process of adopting a newborn in the United States can go more swiftly than you may imagine.
Noteworthy New Adoption Reads
Read any good adoption books, lately? we asked our readers, and got an emphatic Yes! Here are your favorite adult and children's titles published within the last year, with our picks added to the list.
Solutions for Picky Eaters
Food fights are frustrating battles for parents. Whether your child arrives home as a young infant or has spent years waiting for a family, you should expect food to present some challenges. In some cases, eating habits may be set in foster or institutional care, but in many cases, they are a normal part of childhood development. Here's an overview of the problems with picky eating, and how to respond.
Ask AF: How Do I Set Boundaries With My Child’s Birth Family?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: How Do You Explain International Adoption vs. Open Adoption?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Establishing a Sleep Routine
All parents long for a peaceful bedtime routine: Read your child a story, kiss her goodnight, and don't see her again until morning. If you understand how children learn to sleep all night, you can help your child manage her sleep and security needs, as you promote her attachment to you.
Ask AF: Can We Claim Tax Credit for Failed Adoptions?
Failed adoptions can be both emotionally and financially taxing. Here's what you need to know about claiming tax credit for a failed adoption.
Helping Your Child Who’s In a Funk
When Janice and Paul's daughter turned 7, they breathed a sigh of relief. Last year Emily's favorite word was "no," and she talked back constantly. Alas, now she seemed worried and sad. She felt that no one liked her at school, that the other kids thought she was weird.
Myths About Teens
In a quandary over what's normal — and what's not — about your teen? Here's what you should know.
China Adoption Cost Breakdown
Thinking about adopting from China? Check out this sample budget to get an idea of the cost.
Ethiopia Adoption Cost Breakdown
How much does Ethiopia adoption cost? Read on for average expenses, broken down by category.
Making Memories
Digital scrapbooking is the easy, new way to preserve your memories–and adoptive parents are leading the way!
Independent Domestic Adoption Cost Breakdown
The cost of adoption varies, but usually falls within a certain range.
Understanding the Cost of Domestic Agency Adoption
When deciding on domestic agency adoption, parents need to understand the potential costs. Use this breakdown to fully grasp how expenses pan out.
Hooray for Heritage!
How do you honor your child's origins? Readers share what they've done, from summer culture camps or taking homeland (or home state) trips, to everyday ways to reinforce ethnic pride.
Ask AF: How Do We Find Role Models Who Share Our Child’s Race?
We're white and our son is black. I'm ashamed to admit that we do not have any black relatives or friends. Will it seem offensive and shallow if I try to befriend someone simply because they are black?
Ask AF: Feeling Left Out of a Birth Family
Our seven-year-old biological son seems to swing between feeling left out because his siblings (both adopted) have "other families" to feeling that they can't be part of our family because they have "other" families.