2019 Cover Photo Contest Winners

Editorial Team - February 21, 2020 - Family Dynamics, Modern Families, Parenting, Real Adoption Stories, Resources

2019 Cover Photo Contest Winners

Editorial Team - February 21, 2020 - Family Dynamics, Modern Families, Parenting, Real Adoption Stories, Resources

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Adoptive Families Cover Photo Contest! See the nine photos selected from more than 500 entries, and read stories from the proud parents.

Enter Our 2019 Cover Photo Contest

Editorial Team - May 19, 2019 - Resources

Do you want to see your child on the cover of Adoptive Families magazine? Enter our annual Cover Photo Contest today!

2018 Cover Photo Contest Winners

Editorial Team - November 29, 2018 - Family Dynamics, Modern Families, Parenting, Real Adoption Stories, Resources

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Adoptive Families Cover Photo Contest! See the nine photos selected from 1,000 entries, and read stories from the proud parents.

Creating a Photographic History for an Older Child

Sandra Eminger - March 19, 2018 - Bonding, Family Dynamics, Older Child Adoption, Resources, Transitions 3+

Pictures help show our children that their lives matter, and that they are part of a family. A photographer and adoptive mom offers her advice for taking and preserving meaningful moments.

2017 Cover Photo Contest Winners

Editorial Team - November 27, 2017 - Family Dynamics, Modern Families, Parenting, Real Adoption Stories

Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Adoptive Families Cover Photo Contest! See the nine photos selected from more than 1,200 entries, and read stories from the proud parents.

Finding Belonging in Pictures

Terra Trevor - December 7, 2016 - Ages & Stages, Older Child Adoption, Parenting, Preteens, Transitions 3+

After adopting older children, these parents found that maintaining a family photo album was a useful tool to encourage bonding.

2016 Cover Photo Contest Winners

Editorial Team - November 16, 2016 - Family Dynamics, Real Adoption Stories, Resources

Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Adoptive Families Cover Photo Contest! See the nine photos selected from more than 1,000 entries, and read stories from the proud parents.

Parent-to-Parent: Photographs of the Birth Family

Editorial Team - August 4, 2016 - Connections to the Past, Living with Openness, Openness

Parents share whether they have photos of their child’s birth family displayed in their homes—where, why or why not, and how they talk about them.

Then & Now Contest – Your Family & Adoptive Families

Editorial Team - October 15, 2015 - Real Adoption Stories, Resources

Enter our Then and Now Contest – Tell us what Adoptive Families has meant to you and how your family has grown for a chance to win $250.

Our Family Snapshots

Editorial Team - June 1, 2015 - Family Dynamics, Parenting, Yours Free

We asked AF readers to send in their most memorable family portraits, and the response we got was overwhelming. Each photo represented a story that was inspiring, fascinating, and unique. Here are a few of our favorites.

Sibling Snapshots

Editorial Team - June 1, 2015 - Family Dynamics, Parenting, Yours Free

From the first meeting to a grown-up wedding, readers shared candid photos of adopted siblings. Here are some of our favorites.