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...
Annual Adoption STAR Adoptive Family Picnic (That’s a lot of “A’s” in one title…)
This is going to be a quick post, but I just wanted to remind all of our adoptive families, as well as Adoption STAR prospective adoptive parents, tha...
“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 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 ...
Adoption Poetry
The adoption journey is shared in many ways whether it is by book, song, film, poetry or other creative outlet. The highs and lows for all members of ...
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: Searching For Your Birth Family Through Facebook
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...