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New Adoption Discussions: Weigh In!

Setting Boundaries with the Birth Parents
"Our child's birth parents have started asking for photos and visits constantly. I feel overwhelmed, but I don't want to hurt our relationship."
- Posted by AnnaAtlanta to Open Adoption Families | 38 replies
Our Newly Adopted Child Just Wants to Watch TV
"Our seven-year-old has been with us for three weeks now. I can't interest him in playing with toys or coloring or other kids. What should I do?"
- Posted by plessa to Older Child Adoption | 23 replies

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Recent Adoption Blog Posts

What’s Your Open Adoption Truth?

You might have seen my somewhat rambling posts on the AdoptiveFamiliesCircle group boards: A call for participants to be part of a genuine, frank, and…
- Posted by Barbara Herel to Improv Mom 1 week, 2 days ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Wearing My Adoption Hat to School

This year I'm trying to be a presence at my children's elementary school by volunteering often. When I walk through the school's front doors, I…
- Posted by Danielle Pennel to My Paperwork Pregnancies 1 month ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Finding Our Future in the Past

"I kept thinking about Manu today. It is hard to concentrate on anything but his adoption." This was the entry from my wife Leslie's adoption…
- Posted by Jeff to Man Up! 1 month, 4 weeks ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply

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Recent Adoption Blog Comments

What's Your Open Adoption Truth?

I found the other site a week or so ago and was wondering about it. Now I know!
- Posted by rredhead to Improv Mom 5 hours, 42 minutes ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply
What's Your Open Adoption Truth?

Thanks for sharing article ....i have read many blogs on open adoption and found that people are not much happy with open adoption.
- Posted by provplace to Improv Mom 1 day, 6 hours ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Does Good Hair Equal Good Parenting?

Thank you for sharing your story. I have spent the last year and a half creating hair tutorial videos for parents of African American…
- Posted by Sharron Miles Gilty to Melting Pot Family 1 day, 10 hours ago | 25 Comments | Post a reply

Today's Featured Articles

2013 Cost and Timing of Adoption Survey

Help prospective parents by anonymously sharing your total expenses and length of time it took you to adopt - and you could win a donation to the adoption cause of your choice.
Take the 2012-13 Cost and Timing of Adoption Survey | See past survey results

Welcome to the Family!

After discouraging her family from traveling to be at her daughter's birth, this mom mourned their absence at the hospital. Enter the birth relatives.
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25 Ways to Nurture Hurt Children

Children adopted at older ages may need to learn how to accept love. Start with these simple, concrete strategies.
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