By Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.                                      ...

This is a shout-out for opinons from everyone interested in third party reproduction on large sibling donor-conceived groups.

by Heather E. Ross, Esq. You may know well before your child is born how and when you plan to talk  about how he/she was conceived.  You may intend to wait until the child reaches a certain age, and may have specific ideas on what information to disclose and how to disclose ...

by Lisa Marsh Part of a sereies on Single Fathers Raising, Caring For and Talking To Pre-teen Daughters About Their Bodies Way before breasts begin to appear, like little soft hills on the flat landscape of a girl's flat chest, she will have an awareness that she is different from her ...

by Lisa Marsh, The AFA's  London Correspondent If you are a single father, raising an adolescent or teenage daughter on your own, having a talk with her about her body can be really difficult.  It's hard to know when is the right time. Do you arrange a conversation the moment you ...

by Iris Waichler, MSW, LCSW            Many of us have been exposed to the argument about what shapes the personality of children, nature or nurture. Nature represents heredity and nurture equals environment in this equation.  It is an ...

by  Irish Waichler, MSW, LCSW            Can I have a dog?  That is a question my 10 year old daughter asks me frequently.  I am sure many of you have gotten this question.  Her follow up line is “you know I am an only ...

by Lisa Marsh, The AFA's London Correspondent No.3 in a series: Single fathers raising, caring for and talking to pre-teen daughters about her body As your daughter approaches puberty, changes are bubbling and brewing under her skin, waiting for a chance to erupt: pimples and breasts. ...