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.
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.
Adoptive Breastfeeding with Supplemental Nursing
One mother shares the special memories she has of bonding with her child during breastfeeding, and the book that helped her figure it out.
[Book Review] Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents
I have no idea what percentage of a personality is determined by genes. I don’t even know what a percentage of a personality is. But if there’s anything I can do to load the dice in my child’s favor, I’ll do it. Most adoptive parents feel the same. Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents is for us.
[Book Review] Counting By 7s
Willow Chance, adopted transracially as an infant, has mastered several different languages and diagnostic medical texts by age 12.
[Book Review] To the End of June
“Cris Beam’s book about the U.S. foster care system, is important, insightful, and depressing. “
[Book Review] The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption
This is a beautifully honest, thoughtful, and enlightened guide.
[Book Review] Welcoming a New Brother or Sister Through Adoption
Her expertise shines through in this comprehensive guide (not just for families pursuing a second adoption!) that’s filled with real-life examples and practical advice.
[Book Review] And Then I Found You
With her sister’s permission, the novelist wrote a fictionalized account of her experiences leading up to the adoption plan.
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.
[Book Review] Wuhu Diary
No adoptive parent should miss Wuhu Diary. This dramatic and personal narrative by Emily Prager describes a two-month trip to Wuhu, with her five-year-old daughter LuLu, to discover anything they could about LuLu’s origins.
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…
[Book Review] The Red Blanket
On the crowded shelf of children’s books about adoption from China, don’t overlook The Red Blanket, a book by Eliza Thomas, with irresistible illustrations by Joe Cepeda.
[BOOK EXCERPT] The Hundred-Year Flood
This poetic novel features a transracial adoptee protagonist as he explores his identity and seeks answers about his past in an unfamiliar city. Accompanying the excerpt is a Q&A with the author, Matthew Salesses.
[Book Review] The Search Angel
Eleanor Sweet, adopted as a baby, is pursuing an adoption with her husband when he backs out at the last moment.