Answers to your parenting questions.
Webinar Replay: Growing Up as a Transracial Adoptee
View the replay of this webinar with Deborah H. Johnson—on growing up as a transracial adoptee and what parents today need to know about talking about race and adoption, finding role models for their children, dealing with teasing, and more.
[Book Review] The Hundred-Year Flood
This debut novel by a Korean adoptee explores love, loss, and finding yourself across the world.
[Book Review] In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
Rhonda Roorda delivers another masterpiece to her “In Their Voices” series.
Ask AF: Balancing a Biracial Heritage
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Recommended Travel Documents
Answers to your parenting questions.
Who Needs to Know Your Child’s Adoption Story?
Should I tell my child’s doctor she was adopted? What about her school?
[Book Review] Prison Baby
Jiang-Stein always knew that she was adopted, but only discovered that she was born in a prison at age 12.
[Book Review] Saving the Dream
A reader reviews Saving the Dream, a novel that explores the “What if?” questions that plague many families.
“My Daughter’s Loving, Supportive Role Model”
I don’t always know how our racial differences affect my daughter. But I know that having a role model of the same race has been a blessing for her — and for me.
Ask AF: Cultural Connections
Answers to your parenting questions.
6 Questions to Ponder Before Making a Homeland Trip
More and more families are finding that “going back,” whether to San Antonio or San Salvador, gives their children a foundation for building identity.
“Choosing Not to Share My Children’s Adoption Story”
May I take my children to the grocery store or the library without announcing where they came from, or my own history? I think, yes.
Intercountry Adoption Updates
Parents interested in adopting from Haiti, the DRC, or India should pay attention to these recent updates.
“Looking Different, Dressing Alike”
When we stepped into the next parking lot, she took my hand again. “It’s good we’re wearing our shoes,” she said. “We match. That way, people know we belong together.”
Paradoxes of Adoptive Parenting
After writing Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother, Jana Wolff returns with more candid insights into the emotional highs and lows of parenthood.
“Journey Towards Love: Mimi and her Grandfather”
For months a mother tried to convince her dad that he could be a grandparent to the little girl she was bringing home. It took the child considerably less time to bring him around.
“Why Tae Kwon Do?”
So far, each step I have taken into my future daughter’s world has taught me nearly as much about myself as it has about her culture.
“Learning to Care for My Daughters’ Hair”
I felt frustrated, thinking I’d never learn how to cornrow. Now, I show others how to care for tight, curly hair.
“My Hot Rollers, My Daughter, Myself”
I’ve always had my own issues with hair. But when my daughter came along, my perceptions had to change.