Ask AF: Considering Disruption

David Pilgrim - March 5, 2016 - Bonding, Expert Q&A, Older Child Adoption, Transitions 3+

Ask AF: Considering Disruption

David Pilgrim - March 5, 2016 - Bonding, Expert Q&A, Older Child Adoption, Transitions 3+

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Ask AF: Surprise Sayings

Ronny Diamond - March 4, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

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Ask AF: Insurance Hassles

Deborah Borchers, M.D. - March 3, 2016 - Adoption Medicine, Expert Q&A, The Process

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Ask AF: A Truthful Explanation

Ronny Diamond - March 2, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Tough Topics

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Ask AF: Adoption Fraud

Susan Freivalds - February 29, 2016 - Building Your Team, Expert Q&A, The Process

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Ask AF: School Records

Peter J. Wiernicki, Esq. - February 28, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Parenting, School

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Ask AF: Reappearance of a Birth Child

Vicki Peterson - February 27, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

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Ask AF: When to Share Birth Parent Information

Ronny Diamond - February 25, 2016 - Connections to the Past, Expert Q&A, Openness

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Ask AF: What’s the Big Secret?

Vicki Peterson - February 24, 2016 - Ages & Stages, Expert Q&A, Parenting, School Kids

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Ask AF: Tweens and Teasing

Mary Ann Curran - February 22, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Parenting, Peers & Friendships, Preteens

My middle schoolers often get teased about the way they look or the fact that they were adopted. What can they say to the teasers?

Ask AF: Balancing a Biracial Heritage

Deborah H. Johnson - February 21, 2016 - Culture & Heritage, Expert Q&A, Transracial

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Ask AF: Explaining Foster Reunification

Ronny Diamond - February 20, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Foster, Talking, Talking to Kids

How can we explain to our four-year-old that the baby we’ve been fostering will be going back to his birth family?

Ask AF: Privacy About Adoption at School

Robert Tudisco - February 19, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Parenting, School

My child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) mentions the fact that he was adopted. Why would this be included? I asked that it be purged from his record, but the school hasn’t responded.

Ask AF: Adoption Reimbursement

Douglas Dormire Powers - February 17, 2016 - Adopting, Cost & Timing, Expert Q&A

I found that I couldn’t exclude my adoption reimbursement from my income on my taxes because my employer’s program is not “qualified.” Do I have any recourse?

Ask AF: Recommended Travel Documents

Editorial Team - February 16, 2016 - Conspicuous Families, Expert Q&A, Transracial

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Ask AF: Reading Up on Racism

Editorial Team - February 15, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Racial Identity, Transracial

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Ask AF: Step-Adoption and the Birth Family

Vicki Peterson and Kathleen Silber - February 14, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

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Ask AF: Openness in Foster Adoption

Editorial Team - February 9, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

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Ask AF: Navigating Disagreements with the Birth Family

Regina M. Kupecky, LSW - February 9, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

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Ask AF: Wanting to Be President

Patty Cogen, Ed.D. - December 9, 2015 - Expert Q&A, Health & Development, Parenting

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