Rocking is a common sensory-seeking behavior, particularly for children who spent time in institutionalized settings.
Ask AF: Introducing Boundaries
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Why Won’t My Child Stop Eating?
Answers to your parenting questions.
[Book Review] The Adoption Club: Therapeutic Workbook Series
A versatile tool to help adoptees work through feelings and find their voice.
Ask AF: Alleviating a Child’s Anxiety
Anxiety can affect a wide-range of children, even those that seem “well-adjusted.” If anxiety is a problem for your child, try following this expert advice to help him manage his feelings.
Ask AF: Surprise Sayings
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: What’s the Big Secret?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Tweens and Teasing
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?
“Bringing Him Home”
The medical report faxed to us said our son could “speak in full sentences” and proclaimed him healthy. So who was this eerily quiet toddler on the exam table?
Is This Normal? Speech Delays, Learning Disabilities, and Complications
What do I do if my child has emotional, behavioral, or academic problems?
Ask AF: Wanting to Be President
Answers to your parenting questions.
Friendship Lessons
Expert tips for adoptive parents to help your child make and maintain peer relationships.
Kids in Foster Care Diagnosed with ADHD at Higher Rates
A new study examines attention deficit in children living in foster care.
The Games They Play
Along with tea parties and superheroes, our children may incorporate themes like birth and adoption into their play.
What’s Happening to My Body?
How can you help your child deal with the physical and emotional changes that puberty brings?
Standing Up to Bullies
How can you respond to bullying or protect your teen from becoming a target?
Raising a Moral Child
Helping our children develop empathy in a me-focused world.
Talk to Me! — Treating Speech Delays in Adopted Children
Concerned about your child’s speech or language development? About 10 percent of all children have difficulties in this area. But early intervention can turn the most reluctant talker into a chatterbox.
Learn How Your Child Learns
When you connect with your child’s learning style, you help him feel more at home.
Ask AF: On Race and Beauty
Answers to your parenting questions.