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...

With international adoption steadily decreasing over the past decade, more and more couples and individuals in the U.S. are choosing to...

In recent years, older child adoption--which typically means adopting a child three years of age and older—has become more popular and...

There are a ton of reading resources out there for adoptive parents. Below I’ve listed several of what I think are among the best. We...

I shared in my previous post that all of us parents have learned from trial and error in our parenting approaches. This is especially...

Although my wife and I did a lot of homework in preparation for the adoption of our two children form India, we also learned a lot from...