Ask AF: Sleep Problems

Sarah Springer, M.D. - October 22, 2015 - Bonding, Bonding & Child Care, Expert Q&A, Yours Free

Ask AF: Sleep Problems

Sarah Springer, M.D. - October 22, 2015 - Bonding, Bonding & Child Care, Expert Q&A, Yours Free

After two bumpy years, we finally got my daughter, now five, to sleep through the night. But she’s recently had a slew of sleep problems: night wakings, anxiety at bedtime, and so on. Is this because of adoption? What can we do? We are exhausted!

Ask AF: Judgmental Questions About Adoption

Mary Ann Curran - October 12, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Others

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Ask AF: Explaining Adoption and Divorce

Joyce Laudon Nussbaum - October 10, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

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Ask AF: Preschooler Grieving After a Failed Match

Joni Mantell, LCSW - October 9, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

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Ask AF: Keeping a Child’s Immunizations on Track

Deborah Borchers, M.D. - September 19, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Health & Development, Older Child Adoption, Parenting

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Ask AF: Different Levels of Contact

Kathleen Silber - September 18, 2015 - Connections to the Past, Expert Q&A, Openness

Our six-year-old son has contact with his birth family. our four-year-old daughter was abandoned at the hospital at birth. After a recent meeting with our son’s birth family, our daughter asked when she can meet her birth family. Should we stop taking her with us on these visits? Is it just confusing her?

Ask AF: Assuming Friends Were Adopted

Joni Mantell, LCSW - September 12, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

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Ask AF: Acting Out After Birth Mother Visits

Joni Mantell, LCSW - September 10, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

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Ask AF: When Contact Seems Risky

Regina M. Kupecky, LSW - September 9, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

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Ask AF: What’s Typical in Adoption Agency Contact?

Editorial Team - September 8, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Surviving the Wait, The Process

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Ask AF: Adopting an Acquaintance’s Baby

Peter J. Wiernicki, Esq. - September 7, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Referrals & Matches, The Process

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Ask AF: Validating a Child’s Past

Regina M. Kupecky, LSW - September 6, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

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Ask AF: Writing to an Unknown Birth Mother

Editorial Team - August 21, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

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Ask AF: Talking About and Getting to Know Birth Siblings

Regina M. Kupecky, LSW - August 21, 2015 - Connections to the Past, Expert Q&A, Openness, Talking, Talking to Kids

My 11-year-old has two younger birth siblings who were adopted by another family. That family recently moved into our community. My son often asks if he has siblings. I have not told him yes or no yet, and now it’s so late.

Ask AF: On Race and Beauty

Ronny Diamond - July 31, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Racial Identity, Transracial

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Ask AF: Should We Try for the Same Level of Openness?

Editorial Team - July 12, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

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Ask AF: Secrecy or Privacy?

Vicki Peterson - July 11, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Others

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Ask AF: Information in a Closed Adoption

Joyce Laudon Nussbaum - July 10, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Openness, Search & Reunion

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Ask AF: New Sibling Jealousy

Regina M. Kupecky, LSW - July 9, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Family Dynamics, Parenting

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Ask AF: How Do I Set Boundaries With My Child’s Birth Family?

Joni Mantell, LCSW - July 5, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

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