If you’ve adopted a child from another country, you may want to read this social worker’s tips before planning a heritage tour.

Today is World Adoption Day, so break out your sharpies and draw a smiley face on your hand to spread awareness about the beauty of adoption.

Holidays. What do they mean to you? As a child, I was always excited for what they had to bring. I would get to eat like a queen, get all of the attention, and be surprised with gifts. It was joyful. After my grandfather passed away, they were never the same. My family became divided. […]

The Department of State recently issued a notice updating the status of pending and future intercountry adoptions from Guatemala.

My Full Life Circle, Squared, takes readers on Richard’s journey from the foster system to becoming a foster parent himself — with a few stops along the way.

In my experience, when I was truly ready to choose adoption, I had peace about my decision and wasn’t going to let anything get in the way of that because I knew it was best for my child. I wanted him to have opportunities that I wasn’t able to provide for him at that point […]

Beginning November 1, 2016, the United States will now process intercountry adoptions from Kyrgyzstan under the Hague Adoption Convention.

The first 24 hours after placement was the worst 24 hours of my life, but it was also the best 24 hours of my life.

It was then that I knew they were the ones. My friend had told me that I would know when I met them and she was right. They were it. I had found my son’s parents.

I was so afraid to move forward with adoption that I partially blocked out this memory. I was in denial of the choice that I knew I was going to have to make.