Learn about Indiana adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Maryland Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Maryland adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Their Questions About Adoption, Our Answers
Short answers to questions people ask about adoption, plus the straight facts, if you want to educate.
Colorado Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Colorado adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Creating a Personal Adoption Storybook for Your Preschooler
Telling your child's story in book form can cement his sense of belonging in your family and boost his self-esteem.
Be an Adoption Ambassador
As you well know, after becoming a parent, you'll also take on the role of adoption ambassador, fielding questions from and encouraging would-be adopters. We've compiled the responses and back-up data that will set you up for the task.
What Parents Need to Know About Puberty and Adoption
Is it true that girls adopted at a later age may begin puberty early? Our daughter was six when she arrived. What should we watch for in the years to come?
“Intimate Strangers”: Birth Parent Contact in Foster Adoption
The 894 pages of my daughter's foster care case history described her birth mother's hard life, scarred by poverty, drug addiction, and homelessness. I never expected to meet her—much less like her.
Birth Parent Search in International Adoption
Adoptive parents around the globe are seeking their children's first families — even before these children voice an opinion on the matter. But do we know what we're doing?
Ask AF: Bringing Birth Fathers Into the Adoption Conversation
Answers to your parenting questions.
“When Relatives Never Get Adoption”
Two AF readers open up about the painful and rarely talked-about experience of dealing with a relative who never gets on board.
[Book Review] The Encyclopedia of Adoption, third edition
This reference volume is jam-packed with all of the adoption information you could want, plus more! There are more than 400 concise subject entries that range from assisted reproductive technology to open adoption to zero population growth.
AF’s Best Adoption Books
Here at AF, we've searched far and wide, through stacks of books, and into our memories, to pick the best titles for our AF Best Adoption Books list. We've found the best books for our kids, the best adoption memoirs, the best how-to guides—everything to inspire you, inform you, help you talk about adoption with your children, and enjoy.
Affording Adoption
Adopting can be an expensive proposition. We analyze the costs, and show you how some families dealt with them.
“School Daze” — Part 4 of Foster Adoption Series
In part four of our family's adoption odyssey, our daughter grapples with her learning disability.
“Learning How to Settle In” — Part 3 of Foster Adoption Series
In the third part of our family's adoption odyssey, our new daughters help us rediscover the joy in everyday moments.
“A New Family Dynamic” — Part 2 of Foster Adoption Series
In the second part of our family's adoption odyssey, we meet our new daughters and confront their past — and look to our future together.
Adoption in the Movies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
With this jocular yet telling treatise on adoption in the movies, journalist Susan Avery offers some reviews of popular films to help you decide what's right for your family.
[Book Review] Yes, You Can Adopt! A Comprehensive Guide to Adoption
Susan Freivalds reviews Yes, You Can Adopt! A Comprehensive Guide to Adoption by Richard Mintzer, a broad overview of the decisions, and processes involved in adopting a child.
[Book Review] Adoption and the Schools: A Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers
Though many schools support the ideas of diverse families and multiculturalism, adoption is rarely mentioned as one of the differences to be considered or part of a school curriculum. This book seeks to change that.