Adoption STAR client Lesa Ferguson shares a thought-provoking blog post about her experiences as an adoptive mother. Read more of Lesa’s blog posts ...
Blog Post by Angela Tucker – Genetics, Adoption and First World Curiosities
This fascinating blog post by Angela Tucker will get you thinking about “nature versus nurture” as it relates to adoptees. We’ve shared some of ...
Personal Decisions – Preparing for Baby’s Arrival
Prospective adoptive parents have lots of decisions to make regarding preparations for the arrival of their child, such as this: “Should we get the ...
Friendship on the Road to Family – Part 1
At the beginning of an adoption journey, many think of the road that has led them to this point, the paperwork to come, wonder how long the process wi...
Grief and the Open Adoption Process
While open adoption can remove the veils of mystery and secrecy that were once commonplace, it is does not completely alleviate birth parent grief and...
Adoptive Parents Sought for Survey about Open Adoption
Are you a family touched by open adoption? Please consider taking this survey to help scholarly research out of the University of Missouri. Researcher...
September is Baby Safety Month
The JPMA (Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association) has been sponsoring Baby Safety Month since 1983! Today’s blog post talks about this year’s...
A Special Teacher
Adoption STAR’s Senovia Cuevas shares thoughts on a blog post regarding one teacher’s approach to bullying prevention and building social connecti...
First Day of School
Adoption STAR Associate Director Michael Hill shares the story of his son’s first day of kindergarten. Please go to Adoption STAR’s Facebook page ...
Happy Tears
The other night I called for my kids to come kiss me goodnight … it was the three youngest kids (all teenagers) hanging out in the backyard with som...