Wendy Lane recounts some recent work she’s been conducting with a birth mother who’s looking for assistance and support. Family STAR has been gett...
World Breastfeeding Week 2014 – Information for Adoptive Parents
A link via today’s blog post provides valuable information on breastfeeding for adoptive parents! Many adoptive parents assume that breastfeeding th...
Openness in Adoption – A Brief Description
Understanding the varying levels of openness in adoption is important for both expectant parents and prospective adoptive parents. Today’s blog post...
Training Professionals on Adoption
Discussing adoption with patients/clients isn’t easy to do unless healthcare and helping professionals are well educated on how to do it….and that...
Join the Discussion! Adoption Themes in Television/Cinema
For the whole of 2014, Adoption STAR staff is going to be viewing adoption-themed clips from various television shows and films once per month at a st...
A Unique Relationship
Adoption STAR’s Director of Adoption Kathy Crissey suggests some important considerations for relationship development between prospective adoptive ...
Why Work With an Adoption Agency?
Today many opt to pursue an agency adoption due to the many benefits it provides. Adoption STAR is a unique agency providing not only traditional agen...
The UAA – What You Need to Know
Policies, rules and regulations governing adoption are always evolving and changing. Read today’s blog post to learn more about an important act tha...
An Adoptee’s Perspective: 15 Things Transracially Adoptive Parents Need to Know
Christina Romo is an adoption professional with a very well respected, adoption-focused blog entitled Diary of a Not-So-Angry Asian Adoptee. The follo...
Pre-Parenthood Adoption Education
From Adoption STAR’s perspective, pre-parenthood adoption education is a key element of adoption readiness. As per our Adoptive Parent Services book...