Looking for more information on adoption or foster care? Feeling like no one else understands your unique family situation? Check out the following magazines.
Adopting for Tomorrow:
A magazine for adopting and adoptive parents. Resources for both international and domestic adoptions. Check out sample stories at their Web site as well as find subscription information.
Adoptive Families:
What a wonderful Web site! I'm sure their magazine is just as high quality! Be sure to check out the thumbs up/thumbs down section. Great learning opportunity for all here. On-line stories to read to sample their work.
Narrations:
A magazine for kids ages 8-13 who have been touched by adoption. All artwork and articles have been created by the children themselves. Narrations Web site offers sample articles. What a great resource for kids to learn about how others feel about adoption and for us adults to learn how the kids feel.
Fostering Families Today:
A bimonthly magazine for all involved with the foster care system from the social worker to the child. Enjoy sample articles at Fostering Families Today Web site, and view a listing of titles for current articles.
Adoption Today:
A bi-montly magazine for all phases of the adoption journey. Well balanced with views from the varying sides of adoption. Visit their Web site for a table of contents for the current issue as well as for subscribing information.
Real Moms Adoption Newsletter:
A newsletter by and for adoptive moms. See the online version.
Gay Parent Magazine:
A bi-monthly magazine for gay/lesbian parents. Enjoy sample articles at their Web site and find information on subscribing.
Pink Parents Magazine:
"Pink Parents is by and for lesbian, gay and bisexual parents, parents-to-be and their children, offering a quarterly magazine, website, publications, inquiry service, training and workshops."
Filled with interesting features, the latest research, relevant news, useful advice, kid's page, and bulletin board. Order back copies from our Publications List. Many articles from previous issues are published on the website. Especially take a look at Saffron, L, (ed) Choosing Our Families – Adoption and Fostering, PinkParents Magazine special issue 14, March 2004, for an issue that is filled with adoption and fostering articles.
For more information see Pink Parents.
