I've realised how being separated from her as a baby shaped my life. The journey has brought me closer to my adoptive parents ...

Adoptive parents would be allowed to provide more financial support to birth mothers under a popular proposal in New York — ...

A former parenting blogger spoke to PEOPLE about her family's difficult decision to re-home their daughter with reactive attachment disorder Getty A mom of four spoke to PEOPLE about her family's ...

More and more Chinese adoptees in the US are trying to reunite with their birth parents. For Youxue, it took more than a ...

Becoming a parent is a big decision, and making the decision to not parent is even larger. Rarely are adoptive parents aware that their efforts to become parents end up colluding with systems whose ...

I never understood adoption jokes growing up. As an adoptee, I could not grasp what was wrong with being adopted. To me, being adopted meant that I had a loving family who wanted me and loved me just ...

The documentary “A Place to Belong” charts the work of Catholic Charities of Philadelphia and the transformative experience, ...

Single people who want to foster or adopt a child for a wide variety of reasons, but there might be some misconceptions about their resources and capabilities as caregivers In fact, single people have ...

The decision to adopt marks the beginning of an extraordinary journey—one filled with anticipation, hope, and the promise of unconditional love. For thousands of families each year, adoption creates ...

"Each state has its own adoption cases and statutes. No two states are the same. Presently, approximately 24 states and D.C. allow same-sex couples to both be equal parents of the same child. In some ...

Boys & Girls Aid and Open Adoption and Family Services say fewer births and changing attitudes are making adoption more ...