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: Openness in Foster Adoption
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Navigating Disagreements with the Birth Family
Answers to your parenting questions.
[Book Review] The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting
The author of No Matter What returns with a new book bursting with real-world advice.
Webinar Replay – Parenting the Hurt Child
View the replay of the “Parenting the Hurt Child” webinar. Regina M. Kupecky, LSW, guides parents in understanding a newly adopted older child’s behavior and discuss what will work (and what to avoid) to help him heal and attach.
The Basics of Open Adoption
What is “open adoption” — and what might it mean for your family?
Home Study 101: Everything You Need to Prepare
A home study is a document that says you can be a parent. What does that mean?
Your Adoption Budget Checklists
All adoptions, wherever from and via whatever method, include a home study, the process where a social worker checks that you are eligible to adopt. After that, budget items vary.
The Basics of Foster Care Adoption
There are half a million children in U.S. foster care. About 100,000 of them are already free for adoption, and 50,000 are adopted every year.
State Adoption Law Updates
What adoption laws changed in late 2015?
Kids in Foster Care Diagnosed with ADHD at Higher Rates
A new study examines attention deficit in children living in foster care.
New Health Care Guidelines Set for Foster Children
The AAP has released new guidelines for pediatricians to follow when treating children in foster care.
Foster Adoptions Declined Slightly in 2014
Foster adoptions decreased slightly in 2014, continuing a disheartening trend.
“Our Love Stayed with Him”
As foster parents, you hope that the love and security you offer will stay in a child’s heart. When we reconnected with a boy we fostered through two reunifications 14 years ago, we found that it had.
Your Step-By-Step Guide to Foster Care Adoption
There are many misconceptions about adopting from foster care. Are children juvenile delinquents? Is it free? Two legal experts separate fact from fiction.
“My 10-Year-Old Nephew’s Adoption Day”
Seventeen of us crowded into the court as witnesses to my nephew’s finalization, bringing an end to 10 years spent in foster care—10 years of waiting for this day.
Ask AF: Validating a Child’s Past
Answers to your parenting questions.
View the Adoption Costs Webinar Replay
View the replay of the webinar “Adoption Costs,” with Denise M. Bierly, Esq., and Sue Orban to learn about domestic, foster, and international adoption costs and funding strategies.
International vs. Domestic vs. Foster Adoption – Fast Facts
Is adoption for you? Explore your options here.
Foster Adoption Cost Breakdown
For an overview of the average cost of a U.S. foster adoption, see the categories below. Don’t forget that the cost of adoption will be offset by the federal adoption tax credit (unless your income exceeds federal limitations) so make sure to keep detailed records of fees and payments during your adoption process.