Adoption STAR Associate Director Michael Hill shares a personal story that touches on a variety of issues, including open adoption and Birth Mother’...
Parenting is Hard Work ~ But the Best Job I Ever Had
Founder & CEO Michele Fried discusses the difficult but joyful responsibilities of being a parent. I found this article very funny. I read it ligh...
Myth: “Singles Cannot Adopt”
Being completely new to the world of adoption, there were plenty of myths that I believed were true! The myth that singles cannot adopt is not a myth ...
Love is a Game that Two Can Play and Both Win
“Love is a game that two can play and both win.” ~Eva Gabor (Hungarian-born American socialite and actress) Surprisingly, the number of US adoptio...
Adoption STAR Staff Respond to Film Clips
As promised, here are some Adoption STAR staff reactions to the film clips we mentioned earlier this month both on Facebook and our agency blog. See o...
Myth: “Once You Adopt, You Will Get Pregnant”
by Sue Reardon If I have heard any myth over the years, it has been this one. It is usually tossed around casually by well meaning friends and family ...
Kathleen Crissey Becomes Adoption STAR’s Director of Adoption
Amherst, NY — On Monday, March 24, 2014, Kathleen (Kathy) Crissey, LMHC will begin her full time role as Adoption STAR’s first Director of Ado...
Stress!
Adoption STAR’s Founder & CEO Michele Fried discusses ways to deal with and minimize stress. “Wow. I have been feeling really stressed out...
Dealing With Insensitive Comments – One Parent’s Approach
Adoption STAR CEO Michele Fried encourages staff to stay fully informed when it comes to current adoption-related stories, themes and trends. With tha...
Respecting Birth Parents Privacy
Many many times I have noticed Adoptive Parents posting pictures of their child’s birth parents at the hospital or on day of discharge on Facebook. ...