Weekend Wisdom: Talking to Your Child About the Hard Parts of Their Adoption Story
Question: I recently listened to a podcast featuring an adoptee, a birth mother, and an adoptive parent, which was great. The adoptee talked about when it hit her that she was adopted and feeling like her birth mother threw her away. My sons are adopted through the foster care system. One is technically still a foster child. My oldest was removed from his birth mother immediately after being born and placed with us. My second son spent about a year with his parents in a very neglectful situation, and drugs were a factor in both situations. I’m wondering how to respectfully have that conversation with my sons when the time comes. Note, please, that we are a two-dad household, so there’s no hiding the adoption from them.
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Resources:
- Talking about Adoption at Different Ages
- How to Make and Use an Adoption Lifebook
- Talking with Young Children About Adoption and Birth Parents
- Books for Kids Adopted from Foster Care
- 9 Things Adoptive Parents Must Do Before Age 13
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