Our expert explains how contact with birth grandparents can be beneficial for children, and the guidelines for setting up a relationship that will last.
Ask AF: Advice for the Time in the NICU
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Honoring a Birth Name
Adoptive parents who adopted their child internationally from Korea wonder how best to honor her birth name when the name has already been legally changed.
Ask AF: Explaining that We’re the Lucky Ones!
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Renaming an Older Baby
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: When a Partner Is Against a Second Adoption
“My child wants a sibling, and I’d like to adopt again, but my partner is against it (and has not been an very involved parent). What do I do?”
How Should We Deal with Unsupportive Relatives?
How do you respond to family members who say they don’t understand why you’re adopting? Members of AdoptiveFamiliesCircle share their advice.
Ask AF: Proof of Parenthood
When I take my daughter of a different race to the dentist or gym, I’m often asked to provide a document confirming my parenthood. Is this OK?
Ask AF: When Rocking Behavior Interferes with a Good Night’s Sleep
Our adoptive son rocks before going to sleep, and it’s started waking him up at night. How can we help him break out of this disruptive bedtime routine?
Ask AF: Talking About a Birth Parent’s Death
Our expert explains how to navigate the difficult discussions about a birth mother death with a very young child: what to say, and when to start talking.
Ask AF: Explaining Foster Care
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Reaching Out to the Birth Father
How can we increase the openness of our relationship with our son’s birth father?
Ask AF: Transition to Daycare
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Tough Birth Father Info
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Building a Relationship With Birth Siblings
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Handling Requests for Financial Support
How should we handle requests for financial support from our son’s birth mother?
Ask AF: No Longer the Only Boy
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: When Preteens Face Prejudice
My 12-year-old, adopted from China, has recently been saying she doesn’t want to go to school. Last night I finally got her talking. She said, “There are kids who disrupt the class and are racist. They tell Asian jokes.” Her school is diverse, but there are few Asian students. How can I help her?
Ask AF: Explaining a Birth Sibling’s Adoption
Answering your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Academic Difficulties
Answers to your parenting questions.