Articles Index

The Ways We Have Made an Open Adoption Work in Our Family

Share how you and your family have made an open adoption work in your family. How have you included birth siblings, birth parents, or other members of a child's family a part of your child's life?

How I Decided to Breastfeed Adopted Baby - Why it Was Right for Me and My Baby

It may be a surprise to most adoptive families that just assume breastfeeding is not an option, but it is an option. Please read on as adoptive mothers share their decision making process on deciding to breastfeed their adopted baby.

What Advice Would You Offer to Those Considering Foster Care

If you could share one bit of advice, something you wish you knew before you became a foster parent - what would it be?

What's Your Best or Favorite Halloween Moment with a Foster or Adopted Child?

One of my best Halloween moments as a foster parent was trick-or-treating with a 7-year-old who hadn't been for a few years. Share your best or favorite Halloween moment with a foster or adopted child.

How We Celebrate Our Adoption Day

Reader stories on how they celebrate adoption day. Read tips and tricks from others or submit your own celebrate adoption day ideas.

The Wonderful Ways Our Family Has Embraced Our Adopted Child

Unfortunately we all have heard stories of extended family not accepting a newly adopted child as part of the family unit. Let's not focus on the negative and take time to read stories of all the wonderful ways different family members have worked to embrace an adopted child.

How Did You Handle Your Biggest Post Adoption Challenge?

In the wake of news of adoptive parents pushed to the edge of the unthinkable and unimaginable post adoption, here is a call for all experienced adoptive parents to share how they helped their children work through post adoption challenges and behaviors.

The Writing of Adoption Poems - Healing Words of Adoption Poetry

Many members of the adoption triad have found healing in sharing adoption poems. What do adoption poems mean to you? Have you written an adoption poem that you would like to share with others?

Adoption Stories - When We Became a Forever Family

Most of us love to talk about our children, but there seems to be something extra special about adoption stories. If you have added a child or children to your home through adoption, and created your own forever family, we'd love to read your adoption story.