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...

Did you know that our skin is the largest organ in our body? I never thought about the skin as an organ, but it really is. We’ve all...

If you’re like me, you have really missed the close physical contact with family and close friends during this seemingly endless season...

Some of you reading this may actually remember an activity called “recess” when you were in school. I don’t know about you, but it was...

Reliable research data tells us that 80 to 85 percent of adopted and foster children may have major struggles in attaching to parents and...

Although every child is unique in how they process and experience trauma, here are some helpful suggestions for parents: 1. Establishing...

Adopted children who have been diagnosed with Complex Developmental Trauma (also known as Reactive Attachment Disorder or RAD) face many...

For the past six decades, intercountry adoption has provided a way for scores of orphaned children to have a secure future full of love,...

Today more than ever, children and adolescents are being prescribed psychotropic medications for emotional and behavioral issues. This...

In my 30-plus years of working with families, I have found that it can be difficult for adoptive parents to seek help for themselves and...

Adopted children represent a higher percentage of individuals needing professional counseling than non-adopted children.

I shared this post earlier this year on my Facebook page, and feel it bears repeating. The above words were uttered by Harry Holt in the...

..."we only see and know what is “above the waterline... be aware that receiving only partial information is the norm."

Parenting adopted children who have been traumatized (part 3—conclusion) . . .

I mentioned in my previous post that most adopted children have experienced trauma. For children who have been abandoned, this...

The majority of adopted children—especially those adopted at older ages (typically ages 3 and above) have experienced some level of trauma p