The more you involve the grandparents (and aunts, uncles, and cousins, too) in you adoption process, the more your child feels like part of the clan.
Helping Your Child Cope with Divorce
A child may exhibit "baby" behaviors when his parents divorce.
Creating Holiday Rituals
It's not the gifts they'll remember, but the family traditions.
Finding Strength in Your Family’s Faith
If you identify with a religion, it can be another source of support and belonging for your child.
Preparing Your Child for a Sibling
Adding a family member is always a joyful event. Here's how to make the transition.
New Family Values
As more singles and gay and lesbian couples are becoming parents by way of adoption, their children may face questions from their schoolmates or tough class projects. Here's how families thrive.
The Open Adoption Family Dynamic
As more of us live with open adoption, we're seeing how it plays out in daily life — and bumping into some unanticipated wrinkles.
“The Open Door”
My new child opened up my apartment — and my world — to a new group of friends.