When it’s time to celebrate, we take cues from longstanding traditions and blend in rituals created from scratch. The result? Ceremonies as unique as our families.
Five Families’ Creative Connections to Birth Parents
When it comes to keeping their children’s birth parents an active presence in their lives, many families are thinking outside the (mailbox and in)box.
“Yes, Black Women Do Adopt”
Talking with Black women about adoption became a routine part of motherhood for me, alongside diapers, homework, and the warmth I feel every time I look at my son.
Getting the Grandparents on Board
Their grandparents’ love secures our children a place in the family. Here’s how to teach the older generation about adoption.
Hot Topic: Should Parents Choose a Gender?
If given the option, many parents choose to adopt girls. We reported on this preference, as well as the unintended consequences for the boys who are left behind, and the article has sparked quite a debate. Here’s what our readers had to say.
When They Just Don’t Get It
The world knows a lot more about adoption these days, but not enough. It’s our job to keep chipping away at society’s biases, for the sake of our kids.
The Dream of a Family
All kinds of couples, even LGBT couples, are turning to adoption to build their forever families.
Timing of Adoption Update: 2010-2011
The results of the 2010-2011 Adoptive Families Cost and Timing of Adoption Survey.
New Family Values
As more singles and gay and lesbian couples are becoming parents by way of adoption, their children may face questions from their schoolmates or tough class projects. Here’s how families thrive.
Share Your Story: Evolving Holiday Traditions
We asked our reader panel: Did you adapt your family’s existing holiday traditions after adopting your child? If so, tell us how.
The Open Adoption Family Dynamic
As more of us live with open adoption, we’re seeing how it plays out in daily life — and bumping into some unanticipated wrinkles.
Adoption Announcements
Families who’ve waited so long for a child are eager to share the news. Families and experts weigh in on language to use and when to send announcements.
Mommy, What’s Donor Insemination?
How to answer this and other questions about how families are formed.