By Alex Temblador There’s a lot to be stressed about during back to school season — supplies, clothes shopping, meeting new teachers, and signing up for the PTA. However, for LGBT parents they have to add another stress to their list of back to school worries — coming out. See with every new school year […]
As Brandy says in The Next Family’s newest YouTube video, your doctor may tell you that you’re old if you start planning to have kids in your 30s — but the reality is — you’re not. Brandy and Susan of The Next Family explain in their newest YouTube video, why it’s great to start having […]
Friendship. We appreciate the friends that we have and have always known, but as we grow older and have the chance to make new friends, we realize that it’s sometimes nice to make friends with people that are similar to you. This is especially true as parents. As an LGBT parent, it’s sometimes nice to […]
By Alex Temblador This last weekend, I was speaking to someone about growing older and the different stages of life. Of course, parenting was one of the topics that we discussed, but more specifically, becoming a single parent by choice. For this person that I spoke with, becoming a single parent by choice never seemed […]
By Brandy Black With 3 kids there is bound to be a meltdown and my poor wife gets the brunt of it. Our children are still at that age where all they ask for is Mama (that’s me!) So Susan has come up with a great trick that works like a charm for parents who […]
An Interview With Foster Adoption Parents Kristin and Diane For more tips, check out some other resources on Foster Adoption: Can you handle foster care? Lesbian Moms Foster Adopt 5 Children Lesbian Moms Discuss Foster Adoption
By Alex Temblador The Sex Talk: the three scariest words in a parent’s vocabulary. Not many parents are excited to have the sex talk with their children and for good reasons. It’s difficult to imagine your child exploring their sexuality but despite the wishes of parents, children and teens are exploring their bodies and their […]
By Alexandra Temblador The modern family is a kaleidoscope of diversity, a kaleidoscope that directly reflects the diverse world we live in. Diversity in the human population can mean a lot of things such as race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, religion, cultural practices, disabilities, and much more. For children, learning about […]
TNF: How did you start your family? DOUG: Brent and I decided that open adoption was the best way to go for us. We went through the IAC. It was really important that Brent and I knew the birthmother and had a relationship with her so that our child would always know who there birth […]
By Wendy Wright-IBCLC Co-Founder and Lactation Consultant of the 16 Minute Club Milk Banks: What Are They All About? Milk banks are a great resource to mothers who are unable to breastfeed or have an adopted or surrogate baby with a medical condition that requires breast milk, such as being born premature, formula intolerance, and […]
