How to Adopt a Stepchild - For Adopting Stepparent

What do 39-year-old men want for their birthdays? The answers could fill a page. But Vincent VanTobel didn’t really know what he wanted… until

The choice of words is the ultimate solution for your parenting problems involving kids who rarely listen to anything you say. When you speak to ch

Pennsylvanian, Diana Gopear  said of her stepchildren, “I always felt like they were my own. There was no difference.” On her 46th birthday, a

Before we adopted, we had three biological boys. We had been through the sleepless infant nights, the terrible twos, the horrible threes, the first

Are you looking for some simple ways to help connect with your child? Check out these ideas that are cheap, quick, and don’t require a lot of mat

One of the great bonuses about an open adoption is the opportunity our kids have to stay in contact with their biological siblings. Sometimes the t

I have had a few people ask me, “Tell me your story.” What does that actually mean? What do they want to know? No one asks families with biolog

Abortion survivor, adoptee and advocate for life and adoption, Melissa Ohden, has written about her experience of when she found out, at age 14, th

“ALL LIVES MATTER” is just one sign held up through the recent Pro-life march in Utah. The marches took place all over the United States, and U

As a new parent, we long to hear our baby’s first words and often those words are the endearing terms, “Mama” and “Dada.” Our hearts swel

He is Turkish, an artist, and he claims to be Adele’s biological father. His name is Mehmet Asar and he says he’s willing to do a DNA test–ov

“Love makes a family,” a statement that no one opposes, however, there is often disagreement as to the composition of the family members. Our s

HOLY SCHMOLY!  Starbucks has amped it up and anyone who is even thinking of becoming a parent and looking for employment should take a look at thi

Adoption can be a beautiful testament to the power of love and can also prove that family is much more than blood. However, we cannot appreciate th

Valentine’s Day: the holiday for love! There are so many kinds of love we can show appreciation for during this time. Don’t forget to show some

It has always been interesting to me to read about famous adoptees or adoptive parents. What were their lives like? Did they experience some of the