Good Morning Everyone, hope you all had a great weekend. First off, we’d like to apologize for issues we have been having recently with the Adop...
Adoption STAR Celebrates Father’s Day: Jon H’s Story
My adoption journey started with a dream that has been inside me since I was a young man. Like many who are starting this trip I had many unanswered q...
Test Your Adoption Knowledge
Yesterday I wrote about my day at the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IAATP), and how I had to take a test at the beginning and end of cla...
Adoption Profiles From a Birth Mother’s Point Of View
Recently I spoke with two birth mothers, Aubrey and Erin, about adoption profile books and what made them choose the family that they ended up choosin...
Positive Adoption Language: “Was Adopted”
Today’s positive adoption term is “was adopted” and its counterpart is “is adopted.” At Adoption STAR we believe that once you have adopted ...
Activity Ideas for Birth Family-Adoptive Family Visits
One of the questions that we’re asked a lot is “where should we go/what should we do on our visit with our child’s birth family/adop...
Positive Adoption Language: Birth Child
Using positive adoption language is important in every-day life. If you are involved in the adoption process it’s important that you know the positi...
Adoption In The News: Talking to Your Child About Adoption
Good Morning everyone! It’s Cinco De Mayo, so I hope everyone is having Mexican food for lunch or dinner today. For a lot of us in Buffalo, that...