Ask AF: Answering Questions in Front of Kids

Ronny Diamond - March 10, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Others

Ask AF: Answering Questions in Front of Kids

Ronny Diamond - March 10, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Others

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Ask AF: Adopting an Acquaintance

Susan Freivalds - March 8, 2016 - Adopting, 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: Considering Disruption

David Pilgrim - March 5, 2016 - Bonding, Expert Q&A, Older Child Adoption, Transitions 3+

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Ask AF: Surprise Sayings

Ronny Diamond - March 4, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

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Ask AF: Insurance Hassles

Deborah Borchers, M.D. - March 3, 2016 - Adoption Medicine, Expert Q&A, The Process

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Ask AF: A Truthful Explanation

Ronny Diamond - March 2, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Tough Topics

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Ask AF: Adoption Fraud

Susan Freivalds - February 29, 2016 - Building Your Team, Expert Q&A, The Process

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Ask AF: School Records

Peter J. Wiernicki, Esq. - February 28, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Parenting, School

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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: When to Share Birth Parent Information

Ronny Diamond - February 25, 2016 - Connections to the Past, Expert Q&A, Openness

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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: Tweens and Teasing

Mary Ann Curran - February 22, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Parenting, Peers & Friendships, Preteens

My middle schoolers often get teased about the way they look or the fact that they were adopted. What can they say to the teasers?

Ask AF: Balancing a Biracial Heritage

Deborah H. Johnson - February 21, 2016 - Culture & Heritage, Expert Q&A, Transracial

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Ask AF: Explaining Foster Reunification

Ronny Diamond - February 20, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Foster, Talking, Talking to Kids

How can we explain to our four-year-old that the baby we’ve been fostering will be going back to his birth family?

Ask AF: Privacy About Adoption at School

Robert Tudisco - February 19, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Parenting, School

My child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) mentions the fact that he was adopted. Why would this be included? I asked that it be purged from his record, but the school hasn’t responded.

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: Adoption Reimbursement

Douglas Dormire Powers - February 17, 2016 - Adopting, Cost & Timing, Expert Q&A

I found that I couldn’t exclude my adoption reimbursement from my income on my taxes because my employer’s program is not “qualified.” Do I have any recourse?

Ask AF: Recommended Travel Documents

Editorial Team - February 16, 2016 - Conspicuous Families, Expert Q&A, Transracial

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Ask AF: Reading Up on Racism

Editorial Team - February 15, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Racial Identity, Transracial

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