Talking to Kids About Adoption
Features
- Five Simple Guidelines to Help Your Children Understand Their Friends in Adoptive Families
- Adoption: to Tell or Not to Tell
- Questions Without Answers
- Talking with Children About Adoption
- Adoption-Related Books for Children from Preschool to Age 8
- Answers to Children's Questions About Adoption
- Talking to Children About Adoption
Adoption is Sharing for More Than One Family
An adoptive mother tells of their struggles in trying to start a family, and then choosing adoption.... [more]
Chocolate Talks
This mother tells of their decision to adopt, and then helping her daughter understand and prepare for her new sibling.... [more]
The Adopted Child
Children should learn about adoption from their parents rather than another person so as not to loose trust.... [more]
The Adoption Manual
An adoptive mother speaks of her frustration in decide when the appropriate time would be for her to give her son his background information.... [more]
Explaining Adoption to Your Child
A how-to on telling your child that they are adopted.... [more]
Talking to Children about Sex and Adoption
Talking to your child about adoption, sex, and other sensitive issues.... [more]
Talking to your Child about Adoption
Advice for parents about talking to preschool aged child about adoption.... [more]
Proactive Parenting
Information for parents on issues that adopted child may face; includes anger' attachment, depression, and anxiety.... [more]
Five Simple Guidelines to Help Your Children Understand Their Friends in Adoptive Families
The author gives advice for teaching you children about adoption; provides a list of children's books to help them understand adoption.... [more]
Adoption: to Tell or Not to Tell
An adoptive mother's commentary on what to tell your child about his/her adoption; shares the story of her adopted children.... [more]
Questions Without Answers
A mother shares advice for when your adopted child asks you questions you cannot answer.... [more]
Talking with Children About Adoption
Tips on how and when you should tell your child that they were adopted; commentary from adult adoptees; discusses developmentally appropriate ways to communicate.... [more]
Adoption-Related Books for Children from Preschool to Age 8
A list of children's books about adoption; for children between preschool to age eight.... [more]
Answers to Children's Questions About Adoption
Provides answers to questions of children about the who, what, why, and how's of adoption.... [more]
Talking to Children About Adoption
Adoption educator Ronny Diamond, MSW, answered questions from adoptive parents about how and when to talk to their children about adoption. From kids too young to understand to the "you're not my parent" comment, we covered it all!... [more]
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