It's time to make New Year's resolutions again. What ideas do you have? I am thinking of mine and trying to decide what to choose. I sometimes ... Read More

Often - almost daily. Only around holidays, birthdays, or other anniversaries. Weekly. Once a month or so. Hardly ever - I have to bring it up. NEVER! ... Read More

New trainings for January and February have been added so you can plan your training hours in advance. If you have a training or event that you would like to ... Read More

"When I Met You" offers more than your typical children's book about adoption including information about Russia, the child's likes before and after adoption, and an image of the child's ... Read More

Are you ready for the Holidays? I still have lots of Christmas cookies to bake and a couple of presents to wrap. I do, however, enjoy taking ... Read More

Cherrie has been a part time Search Angel for 2 years. She can help search in Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois. If you are searching for birth family or ... Read More

Senators John Kerry (D-Mass) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga) today introduced legislation to increase the penalties for anyone who downloads child pornography off of the Internet. Senator Kerry began work ... Read More

The advocate.com reports that the Arkansas Supreme Court has been asked to uphold a lower courts decision that states that officials have improperly banned gays and lesbians from being foster ... Read More

Written by Debbie Hutson, an adoptive mom, "Oh Little One" expresses one adoptive mom's feelings while waiting for a referral. Hutson has adopted 2 children from Guatemala.

Holidays are a tough situation for foster children. Not only are they grieving the fact that they are not celebrating with their birth family, but they may also lack ... Read More

Want a great gift idea for an adoptive mom this Christmas? How about a charm bracelet? "A Mother's Charm" offers several charms to choose from including gotcha days, ... Read More

Yesterday, several Russian officials who were involved with the adoption of Russian children who were then murdered by their U.S. adoptive parents have been charged with fraud and abuse of ... Read More

We have lots of events that you can attend to get those needed training hours. If you have an adoption or foster care event or training that you would ... Read More

Select the answer that best fits your feelings - 1. I think it's a great way to mend racial issues and blur color lines. 2. I don't think it's a ... Read More

Race is an important topic to discuss before making the decision to adopt, and thanks to the multi-ethnic placement act of 1994, families have an easier time creating racially diverse ... Read More

Contributing author, Erik Smith, my guy of legal knowledge, has brought us another important article to the About Adoption site. In "Landmark Cases in Adoption" 11 different cases are ... Read More

Elizabeth Kennedy, has posted an important warning on the Children's Book site as 3 children's books have been recalled. Please take a look at this information and see if ... Read More

Having helped 7 families reconnect, including the search featured here in this web page "Seeking My Birthfamily", Mary King is a veteran adoption search angel. She is ready and ... Read More

Many of our favorite celebrities are adopted. Do you know who? Test your knowledge with our Famous Adoptee Quiz.

You've heard the old saying, "When all else fails, read the directions" - well - when it comes to figuring out how to fix foster care - ask the ... Read More

I recently asked our on-line community the following 3 questions about adoption agencies. When it comes to adoption agencies what should people look for or out for? What experiences have you ... Read More

The Bucharest Daily News reports that the 1100 families that applied for international adoption last year before the ban on intercountry adoptions will not be approved. Most of the ... Read More

Written by adoptive mother, Michele Cervone Scott, "Instantly" was written while waiting for the adoption of a child from Russia, scheduled to be finalized fall 2005. Many adoptive parents ... Read More

Need something to do with the kids on a dull Tuesday evening? How about making a quick craft? This cute Rudolph will surely brighten up any dull winter ... Read More

I wasn't aware of this situation, but according to this news report, after being wiped out by Hurricane Katrina, many adoptive parents backed out of adoptions that were in progress! ... Read More

Danni Boatwright of Tonganoxie, Kansas was the sole survivor of this season's "Survivor Guatemala". Boatwright is pondering how to spend the money, and part of that thinking is lingering ... Read More

It was June 1992, and I had begun to read some of my recently deceased mother's paperwork. I found a baby's name and date of birth in an old ... Read More

A quick poll for our upcoming subject on adoption reunions. Pay close attention to each question as they are tailored for an adoptee or a birth parent. I'm ... Read More

Free trainings and conferences that will help to you get those last minute continuing education hours and learn more about children and the foster/adopt issues we all care about the ... Read More

With a directory of personal adoption stories, parenting tips, medical information, and agency helps; International Adoption Stories hopes to be a source adoptive parents turn to on the web. ... Read More

An interesting article of how one county's program is trying to help foster families be successful by offering more support and allowing for more time to ease into fostering. ... Read More

I enjoy keeping track of celebrities. I think it's fun and interesting. I like to hear about a celebrity's interest or belief. I think it's because it ... Read More

According to a recent report from the LA Daily News, 1,000 foster children are unaccounted for in Los Angeles County, California. Troy Anderson reports that 50 retirees have been ... Read More

Able to search several states including: California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and New Jersey - this volunteer can help search a ... Read More

Since Brad Pitt, 41, is not married to Angelina Jolie, 30, he is facing some difficulties in the adoption process. A step-parent adoption would be much easier and cheaper. ... Read More

A child referral is when an agency matches what they know about you and your family with what they have learned about a child from an orphanage and the caregivers. ... Read More

The wait for an adoption referral is grueling according to the many adoptive parents I've met. Adoption poem, "Daydreaming", by Tom Fisher reflects the emotion involved in the wait ... Read More

I've added two new famous foster kids to our list. Did you know that Cher was once in foster care? Or that Dr. Ruth - that sex lady ... Read More

Susan Phillips, editor of Connect for Kids, writes about an interesting study that looks at race as a main factor in reunification. The statistics show that even under the ... Read More

I'm very curious as to the reasons why people choose to adopt. Hopefully, we'll all learn from this poll. To select more than one answer use your back browser ... Read More

Free trainings and conferences that will help you get those last minute continuing education hours and learn more about children and the foster/adopt issues we all care about the most. If ... Read More

Movies can bring about strong emotions, especially holiday films. There are a few choices available with an adoption, kinship, or an orphan theme that will fit in with your holiday ... Read More

According to news reports, Friday, December 2, Brad Pitt filed legal documents in Los Angeles to become the adoptive father of Angelina Jolie's two children, Maddox and Zahara. According ... Read More

Masha, a Russian orphan who was adopted by an American Pedophile and molested for 5 years, shared her story last night on Primetime. Some in the adoption community did ... Read More

A Russian orphan adopted at the age of 5 by an American pedophile will be telling her story tonight for the first time. Masha, who is 13 years-old now, ... Read More