November is National Adoption Month! Read more about the history of National Adoption Day through this article by the Dave Thomas...

Helping a foster or adopted child stay in contact with members of his or her birth family can be time-consuming and sometimes emotionally...

What have I learned about parenting a child with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) over the past 22 years? I have learned that it...

Parenting children who have experienced trauma and who have had attachment interruptions drives families to embrace new, creative...

When we are parenting children with a history of trauma or—even more commonly—those with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), stealing...

Transracial parents, service providers, educators, and others must lean into their personal discomfort and learn to have conversations...

For over two decades, National Adoption Month has been promoted and celebrated every November in communities across the country. Many...

Implementing racial and ethnic socialization with your transracially adopted children helps strengthen trust and attachment by showing...

Most Black children in the United States encounter racism in their daily lives. Ongoing individual and collective psychological or...

For children who have experienced separations, loss and trauma, the impact of this pandemic may include any or all emotions that everyone...

Teenagers sculpt their self-identity largely through studying their parents and siblings. In what ways am I like them? they ask...

The Karen Purvis Institute of Child Development has created a series of videos to inform and inspire professionals and parents working...

You know how it goes: one minute, the kids are calm and playful. The next minute, you’re thrown into a world of whining, complaining and...

by Allison Davis Maxon (learn more here) Adoption, foster and kinship care are important resources for addressing the needs of children...

The world of adoption, attachment, and trauma-informed care can be very science and data-oriented. But science demands outcomes, time for...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) are stressful or traumatic events, like abuse, neglect and trauma. They may also include family...

Adoption is a lifelong process. Families often need additional support at various times after placement and after the adoption is legally...