As many know, we started an online book club, and today is the day we will begin discussing “Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother” on Fac...
Answering your adoption questions
You asked and we answered. We receive emails on a regular basis from people touched by adoption, asking us to write about different adoption-related t...
Post Adoption Education
As adoptive parents your adoption experience does not end after the placement of your child, in fact it is just beginning. As a parent you will grow f...
Adoption Documentary: “I Have Roots and Branches”
“I Have Roots and Branches” provides a detailed and personal window into the lives of people who have been touched by adoption; it focuses on the ...
“You Can’t Pick Your Family”
While browsing the Facebook pages of fellow adoption agencies I saw a question on The Adoption Network page: “You can’t pick your family. Discuss:...
How To Address Adoption with Grandparents ~ From Both Adoptive Parents and Birth Parents
By Michele Fried, founder and CEO, Adoption STAR I remember countless stories of expectant parents I met with over the years who cried at the thought ...
Adoption In The News: Reunion 38-years in the making
NBC News tells the story of Damon Davis and his birth mother, Ann Sullivan, who were recently reunited 38 years after Sullivan made an adoption plan. ...
Adoption STAR Book Club: “Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother”
We’ve had great responses to the Adoption STAR Book Club that we introduced last week, and today we’re announcing that the first book the ...
How to celebrate the joy of your new arrival while also dealing with birth parent grief
By Michele Fried, Adoption STAR CEO and Founder. Adopting Zachary was one of the greatest experiences of our lives. We can remember it as if it were...
Adoption In The News: Korean Adoption Policy Changes
According to an article in the Korea JoongAng Daily, Korean lawmakers have revised the country’s adoption policies with the help of adoptees and sin...