Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice’s Department of Adoptions updated the criteria for Hague Convention intercountry adoption to the United States.
President Obama Pushing for Paid Leave for Federal Workers
A presidential memo would extend advance paid leave for new parents to all federal employees with a new child through birth, adoption, or foster placement.
China Adoption Process and Regulations Change
The Center for Children’s Welfare and Adoption has implemented changes in China’s adoption process in three areas: eligibility, post-placement, and fees.
Advances in Adoption Rights Laws for Gay Families
New adoption rights laws in Florida and Oklahoma have made it easier for LGBT individuals to form legal adoptive families.
View the Foster Adoption Webinar Replay
View the replay of a webinar with adoption attorneys Denise M. Bierly, Esq., and Bobbie L. Rabuck, Esq., to learn about the foster adoption process and adoption subsidies.
In Memory of Gregory C. Keck, Ph.D.
Adoptive Families magazine mourns the passing of Advisory Board member Gregory C. Keck, Ph.D., coauthor of Parenting the Hurt Child, Adopting the Hurt Child, and other books.
Q&A with Maggie Jones About Adult Adoptees Who Move Back to South Korea
We spoke with Maggie Jones about her NYT article on the wave of adult adoptees who are moving back to South Korea—how she came to write this piece, and the overwhelming response she’s received.
View the Transracial Adoption Webinar Replay
View the replay of a webinar with Beth Hall, co-author of Inside Transracial Adoption, to learn what parents need to know about talking to kids about race and standing up against racism.
Best Apps for Adoptive Parents
With reader recommendations, and a few picks of our own, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 best apps for adoptive parents and parent-to-be.
Timing of Adoption Update: 2007-2008
The results of the 2007-2008 Adoptive Families survey.
Foster Adoption Resources
Adoptive Families supports a year-round focus on foster adoption. These web resources provide support and practical assistance for families.
Impassable Borders to Interstate Foster Adoption
“Interstate barriers keep children in foster care, while willing parents are ignored.”
[Book Review] Brown Babies, Pink Parents
Written with compassion, and from the perspective of “been there, done that,” Brown Babies, Pink Parents is an amazing resource for transracial adoptive families. Read the full review, here.
[Book Review] Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other
Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other is a sweet collection of stories on adoption — told with Scott’s trademark sense of humor, that doesn’t ignoring the challenging aspects.
[Book Review] Shades of People
Have you noticed that people come in many different shades? Not colors exactly, but shades. These are the opening words from the beaming montage of young faces on the pages of this luscious children’s book.
[Book Review] Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control, Volume 2
By Heather T. Forbes (Beyond Consequences Institute; $20)
[Book Review] Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story
Roberta Rosenberg reviews Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story, by Yumi Heo, a children’s book about a child waiting for her new sibling’s arrival.
[Book Review] Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding and Appreciating Their Journeys
Debbie Riley reviews Parenting Adopted Adolescents, a book by Gregory Keck, Ph.D. about the challenges and delights of raising a teen adoptee.
[Book Review] The Joy of Family Traditions
Like many women, Jennifer Trainer Thompson had always been drawn to family traditions, but it was becoming a mother—to her biological son, and to her daughter, adopted from Guatemala—that led her to search for customs to incorporate into her family’s life.
[Book Review] Brothers and Sisters in Adoption
Sibling issues are the focus of this rich resource for parents or adoption professionals, written by Arleta James. Read the full review, here.