For those who have not seen our new staff bio pages, we have recently added introduction videos for the staff members. I’d like to take the opportun...
New Report on the State of Children in America
The Federal Interagency Forum on Children and Family Statistics, which is a group of 22 agencies that gather statistics on children and families, rece...
Adoption STAR Book Club
For those that missed the Facebook post earlier today, we would like to begin an Official Adoption STAR Book Club. The “meetings” will tak...
Adoption In The News: “Father spoke of having Obama adopted”
How would your life have changed if you were adopted? That is a question we have all wondered at one point or another. According to this article on Bo...
Commentary About the Casey Anthony Trial
By Michele Fried I was one of those who chose not to watch the Casey Anthony trial. But I know so many people who did. Emotional reactions to the verd...
Teaching Children Lessons From Our Youth
Last week I wrote about passing down your favorite movies from your childhood to your children. Ellenore Angelidis, who blogs at workingmother.com, re...
Meet Our Staff: Michele Fried
For those who have not seen our new staff bio pages, we have recently added introduction videos for the staff members. I’d like to take the opportun...
Adoption In The News: Korean Adoption Policy Changes
According to an article in the Korea JoongAng Daily, Korean lawmakers have revised the country’s adoption policies with the help of adoptees and sin...
Sharing Your Favorite Movies With Your Kids
Flashback to favorite children’s movies Allow me to take a step back from the specific topic of adoption today, and let’s take a quick trip back t...
Celebrity Adoptions
Celebrity adoptions get attention from a lot of media outlets, and the Adoption STAR blog is no different as just last week I wrote a blog post about ...