Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Biracial and Multiracial Identity
My daughter's birth parents are Caucasian and African-American. How should we talk with her about race? How do we fill out forms that ask about race and allow you to check only one box?
Ask AF: When a Child’s Race is Ambiguous
Answers to your parenting questions.
Webinar Replay: Growing Up as a Transracial Adoptee
View the replay of this webinar with Deborah H. Johnson—on growing up as a transracial adoptee and what parents today need to know about talking about race and adoption, finding role models for their children, dealing with teasing, and more.
Ask AF: Two Moms, Two Roles
"Our daughter’s birth mother recently signed a card 'from Mommy.' It bothered me. Am I overreacting?"
Ask AF: Birth Sibling in Another Family
When I adopted my two-year-old son, I was told that he has a biological sibling who was adopted by a family who lives in another state. My son is my only child, but his brother has adoptive siblings. How do I explain this to my son?
Ask AF: When to Share Birth Family Information
How do we answer our young child's questions about adoption, and her birth mother?
Ask AF: Reluctant About Birth Parent Contact
How to create safe contact with birth parents who have a history of drug use.
Webinar Replay: Reluctant Partner or Relatives
View the replay of the "Reluctant Partner or Relatives" webinar. Brooke Randolph, LMHC, talks prospective parents through getting on the same page with loved ones about adoption plans.
Ask AF: Surprise Sayings
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: A Truthful Explanation
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Reappearance of a Birth Child
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: When to Share Birth Parent Information
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Balancing a Biracial Heritage
Answers to your parenting questions.
“Bringing Him Home”
The medical report faxed to us said our son could "speak in full sentences" and proclaimed him healthy. So who was this eerily quiet toddler on the exam table?
“Here’s How You Can Support Us”
We may tell you that we are OK when we’re really falling apart. We’re worried that, if we are honest about how difficult parenting through the transition is, you won’t understand and that you’ll think we’re nuts.
Ask AF: Navigating Disagreements with the Birth Family
Answers to your parenting questions.
Two Adoptees on Going “Home” to China, Again
After a birth country visit to China that was too much, too soon for my seven-year-old daughter, she and a friend returned on their own terms as teens. The trip helped them imagine what their lives might have been and explore their Chinese-American identities.
Webinar Replay – Parenting the Hurt Child
View the replay of the "Parenting the Hurt Child" webinar. Regina M. Kupecky, LSW, guides parents in understanding a newly adopted older child's behavior and discuss what will work (and what to avoid) to help him heal and attach.
“Our Leap of Faith: Finding Birth Relatives in Russia”
We made the trip, unsure whether we would even find Marina's orphanage, and ended up finding the answers to her deepest questions.