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.
Advances in Adoption Rights Laws for Gay Families
New adoption rights laws in Florida and Oklahoma have made it easier for LGBT individuals to form legal adoptive families.
“Being the Best Role Model I Can Be as a Single Parent”
How one mother learns to be the role model her adoptive daughter needs–with her daughter's help, of course.
Ask AF: Explaining that We’re the Lucky Ones!
Answers to your parenting questions.
Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother
An honest examination of an adoptive mother's feelings before, during, and after a transracial, open adoption.
“Helping Our Tumbleweed Feel at Home”
How do you convince a child who's lived in eight different homes to put down roots in yours?
Wanted: Teens
Adopt an adolescent? People do, all the time.
“Who am I?” The Complex Quest of Adolescent Adoptees
Every teen is involved in the complicated process of forming an identity. For adoptees, the process has a few extra layers.
“Open Adoption Converts”
Nowadays, I can't imagine my family having come together any differently. But it wasn't always that way.
“I Am Not My Face”
We'd been prepared to help our new daughter deal with stares and questions about her disfigurement. Instead, she taught us a powerful lesson in courage.
“Just Like Mrs. Bear”
With the right props and preparation, my adoption presentation to my son's first-grade class went wonderfully. He was proud to be a part of it, and I was proud of him.
How to Research an Adoption Professional
Finding an adoption professional can be difficult. Here are some tips to help with your research.
“What a Trip!” – Domestic Adoption Travel
Even parents who adopt domestically need to travel. Are you ready for the journey?