Adoption Tax Credit: Claim It and Add Your Voice

 By Rita L. Soronen, President & CEO, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption  In response to the financial ...

Once I Adopt, Will I Think About Adoption All The Time?

Parents are parents and they think about their children all the time.  Whether you’ve adopted or given ...

The Love of Two Grandmothers

Awestruck by the birth of her first grandbaby, one grandmother was shocked when she realized her tears were not those ...

Book Exerpt From Adoption Nation - How The Adoption Revolution Is Transforming America

From Chapter I (“Out of the Shadows, into Our Lives) of Part I (“Don’t Whisper, Don’t ...

Who Am I?

     by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. I recently listened to an incredible episode of the radio show ...

What Is Open Adoption?

  Dawn Smith-Pliner Talks to Carolyn Berger   Carolyn:  Can you give me a definition of “open ...

Parenting Adopted Kids: The Same But Different

By Carolyn Berger, LCSW  When my biological son, Zach, was born I remember looking at him and thinking how he ...

The Adoption Home Study for Same-Sex Couples

by Carolyn Berger, L.C.S.W. Stories about couples readying themselves for their adoption home study are legion. ...

The Choice of a Lifetime

  by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             A close friend and I were ...

Adoption: Getting on the Same Page with Your Partner

 By Joni S. Mantell, L.C.S.W.  For many, the decision to pursue adoption comes after years of struggling ...

Adoption and Collaboration Reproduction – which path is right for you?

By Denise Seidelman, Esq.              Both adoption and ...

Unadoptable is unacceptable

by Rita Soronen, President & CEO, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Unadoptable. This is a word that I have ...

Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption Names America's 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces

Yesterday, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption announced the fifth annual 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces ...

In Consideration of Adopting from the Phillipines

By Leonette Boiarski, ACSW, LSW Even with the large number of adoption information requests made by individuals ...

BLENDED FAMILIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

By Carolyn Berger, LCSW, with Lisa Schuman, LCSW The blended family, one that’s created through birth and ...

Music from the adopted heart

by Corey Whelan We as human beings, universally, seem to share so many commonalities.  We all bleed, both ...

International Adoption: Legal Considerations for After Your Child is Home

written by Sam Wojnilower As International Program Coordinator for Adoptions From The Heart, almost every month I ...

The Role of the Pediatrician in the Adoption Process: Before, During and After an Adoption

By Michael Traister, MD Starting about 10 years ago, in response to the markedly increased numbers of children ...

Shifting Gears: The Adoption Option

It’s your first IVF cycle and you’re feeling pretty good about the chances of conceiving. Or you’re ...

Ten Myths about Adoption

Adoption is an emotionally charged topic. Throw in some misinformation and a whopping dose of the stuff tabloids are ...

A Rose for You

 May 2012 In This ...

What's God got to do with it?

April 2012 In This ...

Spring's Hope

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Valentine's Day Stinks

February 2012 ...

AFA Insurance and Advocacy Handbook

The Adoption Homestudy, What is the Social Worker Really Looking For?

September 17, 2009 - Thursday 12:21 PM to 3:21 PM (EST) Guest Speakers: Kathy Brodsky with JCCA