A child may exhibit “baby” behaviors when his parents divorce.
The Resilient Child
Don’t allow your child’s feelings about adoption to go underground.
A Memo to My Fellow Teachers
When it comes to adoption, instructors need to check their curriculum and their stereotypes.
Preparing Your Child for a Sibling
Adding a family member is always a joyful event. Here’s how to make the transition.
New Family Values
As more singles and gay and lesbian couples are becoming parents by way of adoption, their children may face questions from their schoolmates or tough class projects. Here’s how families thrive.
Ask AF: When Pets Need a New Home
Adoptive parents who have made the difficult decision that their pets need a new home worry about sharing this news with their children. Diana Schwab, M.Ed., LSW, suggests ways to explain.
Ask AF: A New Line of Questioning
Recently, my 7-year-old has been asking me rather vague questions, such as, “Where am I?” or “Where do I belong?” I don’t want to attribute every element of his development to adoption — but could that be behind these questions?
Oh, Brother! Oh, Sister!
Adding another child to your family can be exhilarating. But first, you’ll have to prep your preschooler.
When Your Child First Notices Race
How do you make sure your child feels good about herself?
Is Your Child Ready for School?
She has her backpack, pencils, and notebook. But does she know how to field adoption questions that might come her way?
Making Peace with Missing Information
We may not have the answers to all of our children’s questions about adoption and their birth families. But we must accept that fact, so we can help our children come to terms with it, too.
Ask AF: Sibling Prep in a Domestic Adoption
Ronny Diamond discusses how to prepare your child for a second domestic adoption and the idea of a baby sibling.
Ask AF: Birth Family Request for a Closed Adoption
Our child’s birth family does not want any contact with our family. How can we explain this to our son?