What Is the History of Adoption? Last year roughly 135,000 children were adopted in the United States. Children came to live with their forever... Read More
How Can I Help My Child Connect with Their Culture? The first time I ever considered international adoption I was standing at an adoption fair in Virginia. Mistakenly,... Read More
What Are Racial Mirrors in Adoption? A number of years ago, my husband and I backpacked through Ecuador on our honeymoon. We biked through... Read More
What are Some of the Best Adoption Shows out There? If you are anything like me, there is nothing better than binge-watching Netflix. Well, ok, there are a... Read More
Why Am I Afraid to Adopt? When my husband and I first began the journey to adopt, I had a lot of questions and... Read More
How Do I Respond to Anti-Adoption Comments? I really was minding my own business. Well, actually, I was minding the business of the three kids... Read More
What Are the Best Countries to Adopt from in 2019? When my husband and I set out on our international adoption journey, we had no idea where to... Read More
Can We Adopt a Native American Without Native American Heritage? The history of non-natives adopting Native American children in our country is long and marred with abuse, coercion,... Read More
Is the Adoption Process in the USA Longer Than Most? I am always amazed at how hard it is to answer what should be the easiest questions. Like,... Read More
What Is Special Adoption in Japan? A special adoption is when an adopted child is not listed as so on the family registry but... Read More
When Do Children Grasp The Concept of Adoption? We have brought up adoption with our son since he was born. Of course, we knew he wasn’t... Read More
Why Isn’t Adoption Discussed Outside the Adoption Community? If you’re on “the inside” of the adoption community like I am, it can seem puzzling as to... Read More
