created by Sherrie Eldridge Sherrie Eldridge is an adoptee herself and an author, speaker and trainer in adoption. She has written a book specifically about what adopted kids wished their parents knew. This list will give you amazing insight whether you are an adoptive parent, an adoptee, or are considering adoption ... and they can […]

Please enjoy this video from Colleen Marquez talking about her book "A Gift for Little Tree". See how her struggles with infertility lead to a new perspective and changed her heart toward adoption.

Congratulations to the Nightlight Colorado adoption agency professional staff! On Tuesday of this week the state of Colorado adoption licensing division visited our offices for their annual review of our services. The licensing staff completed a thorough examination of our adoption services over the past year and makes note of any areas of deficiency needing […]

Learning about a country's history is often important and helpful when deciding where to adopt from. Even though many countries have a dirty and saddening past with their orphan care, it can still be inspiring and helpful in your search for adoption. A recent article published in the Scientific American focuses on Romania and a […]

Nightlight would like to encourage you to respond to this multi-national online survey of the attitudes and practices of people regarding assisted reproductive technologies (ART). As many of you know, our Snowflakes program was created to both help people who have used ART choose a positive solution for remaining frozen human embryos through embryo donation […]

The Following is a press release for the "Love Me, Feed Me" book written by Katja Rowell, MD. St. Paul, MN August 14, 2012 – Feeding and weight worries are a significant source of conflict for families today, and fostering and adopting families face additional challenges. Love Me, Feed Me is a relationship-building, practical guide to […]

Have you come across a hard time of noticing difference with your adopted child? Your child may be at that stage where they are noticing biological differences or may be more curious about where they come from. What you can do to make your adopted child feel more included and apart of your family? This […]

The following is part 2 of a 2 part series examining Schizophrenia and Adopted Children. See Part 1. In citing an earlier study from 1997, these same researchers also discussed how communication deviance (CD) (parents whose communication pattern is senseless and illogical) has a great impact on the healthy emotional development of a child (Tienari […]

by Laura Godwin The following is part 1 of a 2 part series examining Schizophrenia and Adopted Children. Stay tuned for Part 2 early next week. Families considering adoption often wonder about the genetic risk a child may have for a mental illness. One of the most frightening of all the mental illnesses is schizophrenia, […]