Advice for parents from parents on how to navigate explaining adoption to the classroom during back to school season, and beyond!
How to Understand Your Child’s Learning Style
When it comes to the way kids learn, one size definitely doesnt fit all.
Ask AF: When Children Face Adoption Questions and Stigma at School
“After my daughter told classmates that she was adopted, they responded that they ‘feel sorry’ for her. What can I do to help?”
Rethinking the Family Tree and Other Tough Assignments
School projects that focus on family or personal history can be challenging or painful for children who were adopted. Learn why, and what you can do to create a more inclusive environment for the entire class.
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.
“A Different Definition of Family”
I am the white, single mother of an eight-year-old Asian girl, whom I adopted when she was six days old. As you can imagine, I have given a lot of thought to “the daddy question.”
Off to Preschool!
As kids meet new friends—and their families—they face new questions about their past.
How to Get Your Child Help at School
When a child has learning problems, often the first step is an Individualized Educational Program (IEP). Here’s what you need to know.
Ask AF: “Was I Bad?”
Our eight-year-old has been telling his classmates that his birth mother “gave him up” because he was “bad.”
“Presenting Adoption to My Fifth Grader’s Class”
Adoption presentations in first and second grade are easy. Then what?
Adapting School Assignments
Some school assignments ask for details that make our kids feel uneasy. But you — and your child’s teacher — can help.
Preparing for Questions About Adoption at School
Before first grade, parents need to teach kids how to respond to unwelcome comments about adoption at school.
The Great Back-to-School Kit
17 simple and effective ways to bring adoption into the classroom.
A Forest of Family Trees
Inclusive assignments help your grade-schooler, as well as her classmates, learn about their lives and the world around them.
Adoption Goes to Preschool
Sometimes, a behind-the-scenes talk with the teacher better serves your child than a class presentation.
Star of the Week
Fielding questions about adoption at school starts early. Is your child ready?
Helping Your Teen Survive Cliques
Sometimes teens feel left out of the in crowd. Here’s how to help.
Special Report: Adoption & Teens — The Psychological Background
Adolescence is tough, but don’t worry: our adopted kids’ experiences will usually fall well within the bounds of typical teen development.
A Labor to Listen: Auditory Processing Disorder
If the sounds of the world are too much for your child, he may have an auditory processing problem. Learn how to figure it out and find help.
Ask AF: School Records
Answers to your parenting questions.