Although our agency is full of seasoned adoption professionals, there is always the opportunity for additional learning. As a former teacher herself, ...
Benefits of Open Adoption
Here’s information from Adoption STAR’s Adoptive Parent Education Manual that discusses some important realities about openness in adoption. “Wh...
Keep Your Knees Bent
It was the night before my wedding and everything was planned down to the finest of details. As I was talking to the wedding coordinator at rehearsal ...
Books Reviews by Adoption STAR Staff – Teen-Specific Literature
Folks that regularly read our agency’s monthly e-newsletter may have caught a series of brief book summaries recently written by Chris Fancher. One ...
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...
July 1st – It Was Written in the Stars
In less than a handful of cases in the past 14 years Adoption STAR has experienced informing a family that the birth parent(s) have revoked their surr...
10 FREE things to do this summer that are FUN!
Camp in your backyard. Dust off your tent or borrow one and set it up in your backyard for an overnight excursion. Cook camp food for your dinner on t...
Transracial Adoption Questions
Question: We hope to adopt our foster child who is African American. I am concerned about what he may face in the world. Was wondering what some of yo...
Six Signs Your Family Could Benefit from Post Adoption Support
Parenting is a full time job whether or not you are physically with your child 24-hours a day. Days move into weeks, weeks into months, months into ye...
The Right and The Fight For Open Records For Adoptees
In September 2000, I wrote letters in support of Open Records throughout New York State. Fourteen years later we still wait. However, there is recent ...