Our Birth Parent Department Supervisor, Sue Shaw discusses the importance of Adoptive Parents keeping their promises to Birth Families. I have been wo...
Wordless Wednesdays – Summer Fun
As we gear up for Adoption STAR’s Annual Summer Picnic, we checked in with our STAR families to see what kind of summer fun they’ve had so...
Adoption STAR’s Appreciative Adoptive Parents
Shortly after receiving placement of a child, many Adoption STAR adoptive parents find themselves feeling incredibly fortunate and grateful to have ac...
Waiting for the Right Baby
By Michele Fried, Adoption STAR Founder & CEO Marie and Peter were coming up on their two-year mark with the agency. Their home study was already...
What to Expect #3: Attachment and Bonding
To even begin to understand the reality of attachment and bonding we need to know what these terms mean. Attachment: Attachment is a tie between two p...
Adoption STAR Picnic Through the Eyes of a Waiting Family
Many families shy away from social gatherings during their adoption wait, especially where children are present. But we promise that the 13th Annual A...
How Open Adoption Impacted A Recent Medical Scare
In today’s post, Sue Reardon talks about how open adoption impacted a recent medical scar. If you are anything like me, you probably look forwar...
Mirror
Guest Blogger: Steve Harris, Program Director, Radio One Cincinnati and Adult Adoptee When you’ve been raised with your birth-family, you can look i...
Professional Ethics and Values in Pregnancy Counseling
Associate Director Michael Hill, As the New York State Project Lead for the Federally-funded Infant Adoption Awareness Training Project (IAATP), I’v...
Special Needs Adoption Videos from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago Adoption Center reached out to Adoption STAR on our Facebook Page and asked us to share this valuable resource. Their team has c...