Featured Articles

'Childproofing' your Marriage when Adopting a Child  
by Ben Gorvine, PhD

Dealing with Peers about Adoption  
by Catherine Weigel Foy, LCSW, LMFT and Leah Rubin, LCSW

Here's Your Map: Navigating Play with Your Child  
by Leah Rubin, LCSW and Kate Surmeier, LCSW

Recommended Links 

These links provide additional information about adoption issues and resources:

www.adoptionlearningpartners.org - The vision of Adoption Learning Partners is to offer highly valuable, timely, web-based educational resources for adoptive parents, adopted individuals, birth parents and the families that love them.

www.adoptioninstitute.org - The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute provides a wealth of information and research findings about adoption. It works to promote sound adoption policies, practices and laws that reflect ethical standards and reliable research.

www.cradle.org - The Cradle is a private, non-profit child welfare and adoption agency based in Evanston, Illinois. It is licensed by the States of Illinois and Kansas. Its mission is to benefit children by providing education, guidance and lifelong support on parenting choices.

www.CAFFA.org - CAFFA (Chicago Area Families For Adoption) is one of the largest adoptive parent support groups in the Chicago area. The organization is dedicated to providing information, education and support to adoptive and preadoptive families. CAFFA represents a diverse population, including many member families that have made transracial/transcultural adoptions.