Ask AF: Limited Information About Birth Family

Ronny Diamond and Vicki Peterson - June 12, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Modern Families, Parenting, Talking, Talking to Kids

Ask AF: Limited Information About Birth Family

Ronny Diamond and Vicki Peterson - June 12, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Modern Families, Parenting, Talking, Talking to Kids

My 5-year-old has been asking a lot about her birth father recently, but I only have information about her birth mother.

Ask AF: Working with Two Agencies

Vicki Peterson - May 20, 2016 - Adopting, Decisions, Expert Q&A

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Ask AF: Is Disability a Barrier for Singles?

Vicki Peterson - March 6, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Modern Families, Parenting

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Ask AF: Reappearance of a Birth Child

Vicki Peterson - February 27, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

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Ask AF: What’s the Big Secret?

Vicki Peterson - February 24, 2016 - Ages & Stages, Expert Q&A, Parenting, School Kids

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Ask AF: Differences in a Blended Family

Ronny Diamond and Vicki Peterson - February 18, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

My husband and I are adopting a baby boy from Guatemala. We have three biological children, so we’re worried that he’ll feel very different in our blended family. How should we respond to questions from others, and what should we tell our kids?

Ask AF: Step-Adoption and the Birth Family

Vicki Peterson and Kathleen Silber - February 14, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

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Ask AF: Are Homestudies Transferable?

Vicki Peterson - November 1, 2015 - Expert Q&A, The Home Study, The Process

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Ask AF: How Do We Tell Our Teen Tough Information?

Vicki Peterson - September 11, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Tough Topics

Our daughter’s birth mother committed suicide several years ago. We’ve never told our daughter, who’s now 13 and in a rebellious phase. I just read something that said you should tell your children whatever you know about their adoptions before the teen years, but we can’t go back in time to do so. Should we tell her now, or wait until she’s older?

Ask AF: Secrecy or Privacy?

Vicki Peterson - July 11, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Others

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Ask AF: When a Partner Is Against a Second Adoption

Vicki Peterson - January 9, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Family Dynamics, Parenting, Talking to Kids

“My child wants a sibling, and I’d like to adopt again, but my partner is against it (and has not been an very involved parent). What do I do?”

Ask AF: Reaching Out to the Birth Father

Vicki Peterson and Brenda Romanchik - October 23, 2014 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

How can we increase the openness of our relationship with our son’s birth father?