Most of us have fond memories of summer vacation away from school. This year, our kids may be looking forward to this summer even more so...

Did you know that babies are born with over 100 billion brain cells? Brain development experts have found that the first three years...

Food issues are not uncommon for foster and adopted children. Fixation on food hoarding, over eating, hypervigilance about having enough...

Children from traumatic backgrounds often deal with a lot of chronic fear—fear of the unknown, fear of not having enough, fear of the...

As I mentioned previously, a child’s emotional meltdowns are often connected with change. This is especially true with children who have...

A good friend of mine was a former headmaster at an exclusive private middle school in the Atlanta area. One day he had to suspend a...

Almost every parent has faced dealing with their child’s temper meltdowns. Whether it’s the “terrible twos” or the “terrible...

As I mentioned previously, the number of children adopted into the U.S. has gradually decreased over the past 15-20 years (largely due to...

In my last post I shared that intercountry adoption can be a wonderful way for a couple or individual to build a family, as well as...

Intercountry adoption can be a wonderful way of building a family, as well as giving a vulnerable child a safe and loving family to grow...

by Dr. Mark Andrews www.adoptivefamilyresources.org As an intercountry adoptive parent for the past 27 years, my two children (who were...

Self-care is a must for adoptive and foster dads and moms. Granted, this is sometimes easier said than done. However, it must be a...

I once worked with a young man, age 18 (I’ll call him Caleb) in a long-term residential program for older adolescents. He told me that by...

The uniqueness of adoptee loss (part 2) . . . In light of their being relinquished in the past, adoptees experience grief in different...

Many years ago, author and adoptive parent Deborah Silverstein wrote that, in the world of adoption, “Loss is the hub of the...

Physical scars . . . we all have them, don’t we? I have two. One is on my right shin area from when I once drove in a demolition derby...

Physical scars . . . we all have them, don’t we? I have two. One is on my right shin area from when I once drove in a demolition derby...

I remember many years ago when we took our newly-adopted seven-year-old son to the beach for the first time. He had never seen the ocean...

For most children, the Christmas holidays are an exciting time. Those of you who are veteran adoptive or foster parents know this may not...

A couple of years ago I was interacting with a young man who had been adopted at age ten. I asked him what were some of his biggest life...