I looked for my birth mother everywhere. For a little while, I found her on the Space Shuttle.
Specifying Gender When Adopting
We surveyed our reader's feelings on specifying gender when adopting. Here's what real adoptive parents had to say.
“In Our Own Words”: Two Adoptees’ Stories
Stop wondering how your child feels about adoption and start listening to the many adult adoptees who are sharing their experiences.
“Snowfall, and the Silence of Pregnancy”
I frequently found myself on the defensive while pregnant, afraid of what people might say and how they might judge me. I felt judged enough, being single and pregnant.
“It’s an Adoption Thing”
In this personal essay, one adoptive mother shares her relationship with her daughter's birth family, and the memories that arise as they prepare to visit.
When Parents Adopt Out of Birth Order
Many experts say that out of birth order adoption is a bad idea. Yet, there are many ways to make it work for your family.
Forming a Healthy Attachment
Whatever your child's history, responsive parenting is key to a secure, loving relationship.
2015 Adoption Tax Credit Maximum Increases
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has raised the maximum adoption tax credit 2015 to $13,400, to account for inflation.
New York Considers Legalizing Compensated Surrogacy
The Child-Parent Security Act addresses the legal rights of families formed in non-traditional ways, and through compensated surrogacy.
“Did You Ever Mind It?”: On Race and Adoption
I tell prospective adoptive parents to take a good, hard look at their social circles, their neighborhoods, their churches, their communities and think about how those places and spaces will look and feel to their child.
Korean Adoptee Wins Grammy Music Educator Award
Jared Cassedy, a Korean adoptee, was awarded the second annual Grammy Music Educator title from The Recording Academy and Grammy Foundation.
Healing from Food Insecurity
If your child is prone to overeating or hoarding food, help her move past her food insecurity with these tips.
View the Sound Sleep Strategies Webinar Replay
View the replay of a webinar with adoption medicine specialist Sarah Springer, M.D., FAAP, to learn why sleep problems are common in children after adoption, and get her advice and solutions.
Korean Adoptee Is a Top Yankees Prospect
Robert Refsnyder, a Korean adoptee, hopes to become the Yankees’ starting second baseman after playing in the minor leagues.
Parent-to-Parent: What’s In a Name?
On our Facebook page, we asked readers, How did you choose your child's name? Did you have input from his birth family? Or did you keep her original name? Here's what you said:
2015 Open Records Initiatives
Several states have proposed legislation that would grant adoptee rights to access their original birth certificates and other records in 2015.
How Should Parents Budget for a Domestic Adoption?
What costs should you be prepared for in a domestic adoption? Our legal expert explains.
Updates to U.S.—Vietnamese Special Adoption Program
Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice’s Department of Adoptions updated the criteria for Hague Convention intercountry adoption to the United States.
President Obama Pushing for Paid Leave for Federal Workers
A presidential memo would extend advance paid leave for new parents to all federal employees with a new child through birth, adoption, or foster placement.
China Adoption Process and Regulations Change
The Center for Children’s Welfare and Adoption has implemented changes in China's adoption process in three areas: eligibility, post-placement, and fees.