If breastfeeding had been easy in the past, adoptive breastfeeding couldn’t be so different, or less rewarding, could it? More or less.
Establishing a Healthy Sleep Routine
Help your child sleep through the night while promoting her attachment to you.
Winning Your Child’s Trust Around the Dinner Table
In an excerpt from her guide to enjoying family meals, our childhood feeding specialist explains how to show your foster or adopted children love through food.
[Book Review] The Eye of Adoption
“I believe every woman currently waiting to adopt, or who knows someone who’s waiting, should read this book.”
Bonding and Attachment Basics for You and Your Child
How can I bond with a child that “isn’t mine”?
An Age-by-Age Guide to Bonding
No matter how old your child is when she comes home, learn how to boost her attachment and connect her to her new family.
Child Care, Pre-Child?
Should you arrange for day care during the wait, or after your child is home? Readers weigh in.
Connecting Through Everyday Baby Care
Dressing, feeding, burping, tickling, tucking into bed — the nuts and bolts of baby care bring the moments that can draw you together.
Adopting from the United States
Basic facts about domestic adoption.
Interviewing Potential Birth Mothers
What to ask — and what not to ask — a potential birth mother in your first encounter.
The Name Game
Although a baby as young as seven months reacts when called by name, a name change isn’t a significant issue until age two.
Why Babies Need Books
Babies respond not only to the visual stimuli of books, but to the intimate act of storytelling.
Milestones That Matter
Every child develops at his own pace. But there are signs you should watch for.
The Ins and Outs of Newborn Care
We are planning to adopt a newborn, but know nothing about babies. Help!
It’s The Law: Why Your Health Insurance Company Must Cover Your Children
My insurance company is refusing to cover medical expenses for my new child. Help!
Healthy Eyes and Ears
Your newly adopted infant has a lot of information to take in. Proper screening will ensure that he’s tuned in.
Ask AF: Advice for the Time in the NICU
Answers to your parenting questions.
10 Expert-Devised, Baby-Approved Ways to Form a Loving Bond
Wondering how to bond with your new baby? Check out these 10 easy-peasy tips!
Is This Really Parenthood?
Your new baby is home and things are just great…right?
“Promises the Adoptive Parents Kept”
The time I spent alone with my newborn daughter meant a lot. But the fact that she has grown up knowing me has meant the world.