One of the biggest fears of any adoptive parent is that their child will end up struggling with adoption. It’s one of the reasons why so many adoptive parents themselves struggle to bring up the subject. However, adoption isn’t something… Read More
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Talking to Your Child about Adoption
One of the questions on every adoptive parent’s mind is how do I talk to my child about adoption? It can be a difficult conversation to start, but it is an incredibly important conversation to have. “Today’s adoptive parents face… Read More
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How Can I Tell If My Adopted Child Is Really Having a Problem with Being Adopted?
It is the fear of many adoptive parents that their child will struggle with the concept of adoption. So, the question becomes 1) how can you tell if your child is having an issue with being adopted and 2) what… Read More
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Dealing with the Unknowns of Adoption: Will My Child Be Healthy?
Starting a family almost always carries a certain bit of uncertainty. What will the future hold? What will the child be like? Will my child be healthy? It can be scary. And adoption is certainly no different. “Most of us are… Read More
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Adoptive Parents: Tips for Bonding with Your Child
Almost all adoptive parents have the same initial fear – will my child love me? “The reality of adoption is that we share our beloved children with another family,” says Dawn Davenport, Creating a Family. “We want them to love… Read More
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Adoptive Families: Talking to Your Child about Their Birth Parents
There comes a time in every adopted child’s journey when they start to ask questions about their biological parents. “My children were born to other people,” writes Ann Brenoff, The Huffington Post. “It is natural that they should want to… Read More
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Adoptive Families: How to Speak to Your Child about Adoption
Some adoptive parents struggle to find the perfect time to talk to their child about adoption. How do you bring the subject up? How do you handle the situation? Most importantly, how do you tell your child they are adopted?… Read More