Feature
Adoption Cost and Timing in 2015-2016
How much does adoption cost, on average? How long does it take? We share the results of our 2015-2016 Adoption Cost & Timing Survey.
Personal Essays
Living with Diversity: “On Choosing, or Changing, Schools“
As I weighed diversity, academics, and other factors when choosing schools for my transracially adopted children, I perpetually second-guessed myself. But now that my kids are teens, I’m ready to trust their decisions. | BY SHARON VAN EPPS
At Home: “Anniversary“
One year after my daughter came to live with me, the memory was still too bittersweet for her. But today, two years after becoming mother and daughter, we are ready to celebrate. | BY SUZANNE DAVIS
AF Picks
Television Shows That “Get” Adoption
Watching an engaging TV series that features a relevant storyline is a fun, low-pressure way to get your child talking about adoption. Here are five shows that mostly get it right.
Parent-to-Parent
Friendships with Fellow Adoptees
Adoptive parents share whether their children have friends who are also adoptees and, if so, how the children met.
Ask AF
News
Domestic Adoptions Rise Slightly, Despite Overall Decrease in Adoption
State Adoption Law Updates, February 2017
Departments
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, RE: January 2017
Family Hugs Photo Contest Winners
Thank You to This Issue’s Sponsors:
Adoption by Shepherd Care
Adoptions from the Heart
Bethany Christian Services
Children’s Connections Inc.
Texas Children’s Hospital
Ellyn J. Bullock, Solberg & Bullock, LLC