Transracial Adoption from the Eyes of Adoptee, Birth Mom, and Adoptive Mom

Transracial adoption affects all parts of the adoption triad. We will talk today with a transracial adoptee and his birth mom and adopted mom. We will include tips for adoptive parents raising transracially adopted or fostered child.

In this episode, we cover:

Transracial adoption from the eyes of adoptee
- Preschool
- Elementary years
- Middle and high school years
  - Code switching
  - Feelings
  - Identity formation
- College
- Adulthood
- Reunion with birth family
- Birth Father?
Birth Mother’s experience with reunion
- Her role in identity formation
- Her feelings on reunion
Adoptive Mother’s experience
Tips for adoptive and foster parents

Additional Information:

Kyle Bullock’s Instagram: kb_2090
Short documentary based on story of Kyle and his birth family and adoptive family. “Finding identity: Growing up a transracial adoptee”