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4 Next My Grandfather's Adoption A community member writes the story of her grandfather's adoption and the biases of the times.
My Mother and My Mom An adoptee shares her story of how becoming a mother helped her find peace with her biological mother's difficult life and more fully appreciate what being a "mom" is all about.
My Son's Racial Identity How do children identify themselves when they have multi-ethnic or multi-racial identities? One adoptive dad relates how his son handled it.
Not Just Like Me Adoption planning often seeks to match children closely with their adoptive families, but some families seek and value differences. Look at how this family includes diversity as a part of its normal life.
Older Single Parent Adoption From China Sharon Kaufman, Executive Director of the Joint Council on International Children's Services, shares her personal experience and thoughts on older single parent adoption. At 51, Sharon adopted her daughter from China.
On Behalf of Samuel Adoptive parents from Norway are taking it public. Their concerns are conditions and care for children in institutions, starting with the Philippine orphanage from which they adopted their son, Samuel.
Open Records for Adult Adoptees Adoptive parent and reunited adoptee Tim Roberts offers his rebuttal to the most commonly heard arguments against the right to access to birth records for adult adoptees.
Our Daughter's Russian Family Parents of international adoptees are often able to locate and develop a relationship with their children's birth families. One parent describes her quest, the reasons behind it, and how she feels it will help her daughter.
Parent Power Works in Washington Advocating for adoption issues at the highest levels of government can work. Using the example of Cambodia adoptions, William L. Pierce explains.
Preparing Children for Court Whether you're fostering or adopting from foster care, court appearances are likely to occur in your child's life. Experienced social worker Emil Baldwin, Jr. offers help to prepare your child and yourself.
Reunion: Hearts on the Line Contact after search should be approached with the understanding that tunnel vision, focused only on our own purpose, may lead us to ignore the impact of our actions on those we touch along the way.
Search and Respect in Intercountry Adoption An adoptive parent writes about the search for a child's birth family in the child's birth country.
Self-Victimization by Birth Mothers One adoptee feels that birthmothers should face up to the choices made in their lives surrounding relinquishment and/or loss of their parental rights.
Single Parent Adoptions: Why Not? One of our readers makes a good argument for single parent adoption, citing national statistics and family trends.
Special Needs Adoption FAQ Special needs adoption author, parent, and guru, Rita Laws, Ph.D., addresses subsidies, the availability of babies, ethical practices, and much more in this multi-part article.
Stress in the Foster Home Evidence suggests a higher rate of child abuse in foster families than in the population of children as a whole. Emil Baldwin, Jr., LSW, addresses the complex stresses that may contribute to this statistic.
Surviving Your Child's Emotional Disorder Living with a child who is diagnosed with an emotional disorder, such as reactive attachment disorder, challenges perceptions of parenting, family, friends, support, and therapy. Guest author: Susan M. Ward
Take It To The Classifieds Adoptive father and news technology professional Tom Pellegrene, Jr. offers advice to adopting parents about using classified ads to locate prospective birth parents.
The Greatest Gift: FAQs on Adopting from Russia In this excerpt from her book, author Betsy Buckley shares the answers to questions frequently asked by adopting parents.
The Greatest Gift: The Story Continues Author Betsy Buckley shares an excerpt from her new book, "The Greatest Gift: Reflections on International and Domestic Adoption."
The Greatest Gift: Then Came Juan Adopting from Guatemala does not require that both parents travel. In this second excerpt from her book, author Betsy Buckley brings a piece of the process to life.
The Second Goodbye Helping young adoptees deal with the first loss of birth parents gives them a strong foundation for dealing with subsequent loss. Therapist Carolyn Garrett shares her personal story.
The Secret An adoptee writes a parable expressing her feelings feelings as an adoptee facing the closed, secretive attitude surrounding her background.
Think Healthy When Trying to Adopt! Eating healthy can keep your stress levels down and save money at the same time - both important considerations for adopting parents. Adoption professional Mardie Caldwell has the details.
Treatment Foster Care - One Parent's Story Treatment/Therapeutic Foster Parenting provides a crucial service to children dealing with extreme challenges. One parent tells us how this differs from traditional foster care, and details about training, services and therapy programs.
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