If so, when and how did you decide to share it with your child? If not, how have you handled discussions about the birth family?
News Brief: Top Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in 2016 Offered Average of 5 Weeks Paid Leave
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption released its tenth annual 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces list, recognizing companies that offer adoption benefits.
Ask AF: When Kids Don’t Ask for Birth Family Contact
A mother who adopted older children asks what to say to her children’s birth grandparent when her children don’t ask for contact.
New Brief: Chinese Birth Parent Search Manual to Be Released
Two adult adoptees are working on the first edition of a Chinese Birth Parent Search Manual, to be released at the end of 2016.
News Brief: CCCWA Announces New Program for China’s Former Shared List
China’s central adoption authority, CCCWA, has announced a new program to advocate for waiting children on the country’s former “Shared List.”
25 Children’s Books That Showcase Diversity
Kids need to be able to find characters who look like them in the books on their shelves. Here are some of our favorites that provide that powerful affirmation.
Parent-to-Parent: Talking with the Teacher About Adoption
Parents weigh in on talking with their child’s teacher and sharing resources at the start of a new school year.
Letters to the Editor, RE: August 2016
RE: “Raising Black Children to Become Black Adults” As Chad Goller-Sojourner writes, failing to prepare black children for the world they encounter beyond their home and family only puts them at risk of greater danger Stef Ryan • via Facebook This article highlighted many things we don’t think of as white privileged Americans. We are…
[Book Review] Me, Him, Them, and It
High school junior Evelyn wanted to throw off her good-girl reputation and get her parents’ attention, but never planned on getting pregnant.
News Briefs: Intercountry Adoption Updates, August 2016
Intercountry adoption laws are updated frequently. Learn about recent changes in Uganda, Romania, Haiti, and Ethiopia.
From Infertility to Adoption
“After four years of fertility treatments, a friend recommended that we attend an adoption seminar. My husband and I weren’t open to adoption, but we decided to go. The hour-and-a-half seminar changed our lives forever.”
Do Adoptees Struggle with Change and Transition?
“My daughter has greater difficulties with transitions than her friends who were born into their families. If we know a transition is coming, we prepare.”
News Brief: LGBT Parents Very Open to Openness
A new study by The Donaldson Adoption Institute found that LGBT families are highly motivated to maintain openness and birth family contact.
News Brief: Higher Rates of Adoption Documented in Transgender Youth
Doctors at a gender management clinic have found that 8.2 percent of the 184 transgender youth they’ve seen between 2007 and 2015 were adopted. The overall rate in their state is 2.3 percent.
News Briefs: Intercountry Adoption Updates, August 2016
Intercountry adoption laws are updated frequently. Learn about recent changes in Uganda, Romania, Haiti, and Ethiopia.
Parent-to-Parent: Photographs of the Birth Family
Parents share whether they have photos of their child’s birth family displayed in their homes—where, why or why not, and how they talk about them.
Ask AF: Feeling Excited and Scared as We Begin the Process
“We’re just beginning the adoption process, and are waffling between excitement—and terror. Is this normal?”
Letters to the Editor, RE: Spring 2016
RE: The Adoption Process from the Expectant Mother’s Perspective I wanted to let you know that I am also a birth mom and I truly appreciated your article highlighting four different birth mothers. I have an open adoption with my birth son, who is now 13 years old, and his family. I speak at conferences…
18 Key Questions to Ask a Surrogacy Program
“If the carrier has a pregnancy loss, what are our financial obligations?” Questions to ask before selecting the right donor embryo program.
12 Key Questions to Ask a Prospective Egg Donor Attorney
Choosing the right egg donor attorney to assist you through the surrogacy process will take time and research. As you consider attorneys, here are the questions to ask.