Many think of tuberculosis as a thing of the past, but it's one of the top ten causes of death worldwide. Here, learn what TB tests your adoptive child might need.
“Beyond All Expectations”
She went abroad intending to be an orphanage volunteer—and came back a mother.
10 Tips for Adoptive Parents
Step 1: "It is possible for many people to adopt children, babies and older kids." Read this, and other pearls of wisdom from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption.
“Visiting Our Daughter’s Russian Orphanage”
Three years after her adoption, we returned to our daughter's Russian orphanage to visit her caregivers and friends there.
“Black, White, and the Cornrow in Between”
While it might have been “just hair” to me, the emotions were far more tangled for them, with roots deep into the history of oppression between our two peoples.
Parent-to-Parent: The First Time You Saw Your Child
We asked our readers: Tell us about the first time you saw your child. Was in the hospital or in a referral photo?
“Buying the Lie About Infertility and Adoption”
Somehow, somewhere in my mind I believed that becoming a mother through adoption would erase my infertility. But one pregnancy announcement after another from family and friends soon made it clear that this was far from the truth.
The Four Agreements in Open Adoption
Lois Melina offers personal reflections on making relationships between birth parents and adoptive families healthier—for the sake of our children, using the principles of The Four Agreements.
“A Family Renewed”
Can adoption be an act of faith after the greatest loss imaginable?
“A Child’s Garden”
First I looked through the pages of Adoptive Families with a sense of duty. Then, the hope I felt looking at the made me realize, "I want to adopt a child."
News Brief: Transition to New Accrediting Entity for U.S. Adoption Service Providers Leads to Increase in Fees
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released a new schedule of non-refundable accreditation fees to be shouldered by agencies and, ultimately, prospective families.
Adoption Cost and Timing in 2016-2017
Each year, Adoptive Families polls newly formed families across the country to get actual information on the cost and length of time it took them to complete their adoptions. See the results of the most recent 2016-2017 Adoption Cost & Timing Survey.
8 Smart Diversity Strategies
Use these tips for building cultural diversity for children in your family, community, and school.
Ask AF: When and How to Find a Pediatrician During the Adoption Process
"We would like to find a pediatrician during the adoption process, so we have someone to help guide our decisions. How to do this?"
Ask AF: What to Consider Before a Kinship Adoption Placement
"My cousin is pregnant but not ready to be a mom. She and I have discussed my adopting her baby. I realize we’ll need a lawyer, but what else will we need to do in order to adopt a family member's child?"
The Paternity Test, Part 2: “The Results”
After meeting a man who thought he might be our daughter’s birth father, we were all invested in the idea of an open adoption relationship—but how would the test come back?
Parent-to-Parent: How to Get Through a Failed Match or Placement?
We asked our readers what advice they would give to a hopeful adoptive parent who just had an adoption situation fall through. Read the answers.
Letters to the Editor, RE: January 2018
Readers share feedback about articles published in the January 2018 issue of Adoptive Families magazine.
3 Tasks for College-Bound Adoptees
"Going to college provides the time and distance for young adult adoptees to experiment with and sort out their own interests and self-expectations."
Yes, You Can Breastfeed
Now you need to decide if it's right for you and your family.