Open Adoption: Practical Strategies for Staying Connected with Birth Family
What does healthy openness in adoption really look like—and how can adoptive parents maintain meaningful birth family connections over time? In this episode, we talk with adoptive mom Annie Iverson about practical strategies, including staying consistent when life gets busy, setting healthy boundaries, keeping your child’s needs at the center, and adjusting openness as children grow. We also explore how connection with birth family can support an adoptee’s identity and sense of belonging, plus ways parents can honor a child’s birth family and story even when direct contact is limited or inconsistent.
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Resources:
- Cards That Connect – use discount code Family20
- Perspectives from the Triad
- #1 Secret for Navigating Open Adoption
- How to Handle Open Adoption Even When the Birth Parent Chooses to Close It
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