Explore the Importance of Culture within Adoption and Foster Care

Ideas to help keep a bit of Russian culture with your Russian adopted child.

Seven ideas to help your Russian adopted child maintain a sense of Russian culture.

Several ideas to help your child stay connected to his/her roots. Especially helpful for children who have been adopted overseas.

Different ideas on using a child's adoption story to help maintain culture.

A review of a wonderful book for the internationally adoptive family or extended family. Answers to the tough and sometimes rude questions that people ask about international adoption.

An excerpt from the book, "Cross-Cultural Adoption." What are some do's and don'ts for adults who work with or who are related to newly formed families through international or interracial adoption? Get a glimpse into a great book here.

Culture stories to read to your children at bedtime for a time of bonding and learning about different cultures. Find several options for culture stories that would make great bedtime stories for children.

A listing of magazines that reflect different cultures throughout the world. Great for international adoptive families or interracial families. Celebrate your differences!

Take a moment to share your parenting tips for helping the interracially adopted or fostered child maintain a healthy connection to his or her birth culture. Sometimes it's the little things like observing a holiday. It may even be the big moments like a trip back to their birth country. Whatever it is, share with our community how you helped...

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute released its latest report November 2009, which is assuming to be the largest study to date on the identity development of adopted adults in the United States and their sense of culture.

The Chinese New Year is a great holiday to choose to celebrate Chinese culture with your child. Here are few fun ways to bring a bit of fun and culture into your home through the festivities of the Chinese New Year.

These three books provide a fascinating look at this holiday as it is celebrated in the United States and in China. Great books for parents who have adopted from China to include in their home library.

3 parenting methods to raising a bilingual child. Pick the one that is best for you and your family.

Step-by-step guide on how to raise a bilingual child. In international adoptions we are faced with the need to help our children maintain some sort of tie to their birth country. Helping the children acquire or maintain their second language is one way to meet this need.

What are the best ways to help your child's minority language develop? Here are 10 tips to boosting the language of a bilingual child.

When we do things outside of the box - there seems to be people ready to tell us we're wrong, especially when it comes to raising children.

How to raise a bilingual child. In international adoptions we are faced with the need to help our children maintain some sort of tie to their birth country. Helping the children acquire or maintain their second language is one way to meet this need.

When is it too late to raise a bilingual child? Tips to get the learning started at any age.

What are the drawbacks to raising a bilingual child? 3 points of interest for bilingual families.

Great foster parents know that being great means creating and maintaining a lifebook. A lifebook provides answers to questions and helps a child make sense of a time within their lives where little sense can be found. Learn more about being a great foster parent.