A children’s book celebrating the love that bonds LGBT families, told from the perspective of an adopted child.
[Book Review] You Belong
An elephant named Hope guides young children through adoption’s big questions in this delightful book.
Ask AF: Answering Questions in Front of Kids
Answers to your parenting questions.
[Book Review] Dear Wonderful You, Letters to Adopted & Foster Youth
Adoptees write letters to other adoptees, exploring the unique feelings that only one who was adopted could understand.
Ask AF: Surprise Sayings
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: A Truthful Explanation
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: What’s the Big Secret?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Explaining Foster Reunification
How can we explain to our four-year-old that the baby we’ve been fostering will be going back to his birth family?
Readers Share: Funniest Comments About Adoption
Parents remember the wackiest thing their child ever said about adoption.
Who Needs to Know Your Child’s Adoption Story?
Should I tell my child’s doctor she was adopted? What about her school?
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 Power of Truth”
I know my parents were trying to protect me. But all their secrecy made me feel like something was wrong with me.
Parents Share: Creating Our Child’s Adoption Story
Parents share how they impart and strengthen their child’s adoption story.
What Do I Tell My Child?
Speaking about birth history helps all family members get used to the words and narrative, and lets your child know that he or she can always come forward with questions and emotions about birth parents.
[Book Review] Wild About You!
Judy Sierra’s fun and heartwarming book is perfect for bridging the topic of adoption with young children.
What If? Imagining Life in a Different Family
Sleepovers and play dates give our kids an intimate glimpse of life in a different family — and may prompt reflections and questions.
Explaining Troubling Birth Parent News
Tough topics can range from discontinued contact to a slip back into drug habits to unexpected medical problems.
Ask AF: When Only Negative Details Are Known
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Explaining Poverty
Answers to your parenting questions.
Our Family Adoption Story
Preschoolers love hearing about their adoption when it’s told as a narrative designed to inform and comfort.