Today’s adoption poem, “To Her Birthmother” was written by Tom Fisher. The poem focuses on the love and connection between birth par...
Adoption on TV: Parenthood
At Adoption STAR we keep tabs on adoption storylines on TV, and have written a lot about the adoption plots on shows like “Modern Family”,...
Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
Any parent to a newborn can tell you that there are many sleepless nights at the beginning while the baby learns to sleep through the night. There are...
The Adoption STAR Home Study Process
In order to adopt, either domestically or internationally, a family must first be approved by an adoption agency through a home study process. This bl...
Upcoming Adoption STAR Orientations!
Adoption STAR holds FREE monthly adoption orientation sessions throughout New York and Ohio. These workshops are led by our experienced adoption pro...
Explaining the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) has been in the news lately, due to a South Carolina Supreme Court ruling to return baby Veronica to her birth fat...
Sending Your Kids Back To School
Most children will be going back to school this week, signaling the end of another fun summer. Adoption STAR wants to make sure your children are prep...
Telling Your Child Their Birth Story
Adoption STAR will be holding an adoption class on “Telling Your Child Their Birth Story” on Thursday, September 13, from from 6:00 pm ...
Issues and Perspectives in Adoption: Then and Now (Part 3)
This is the third part in a three-part series on the history of adoption, and adoption practices “then and now.” Much of the information was taken...
The Home Study Process Is Really All Just Part of the Adoption Journey…
This blog post was written by Brittany, an Adoption STAR adoptive mother. My husband and I have 11 children. We have adopted four times and are plan...