Transitioning Home: The First Months Post Adoption

The adoption process is often a long one, and people spend more time talking about getting your child home than what happens immediately afterwards. Karen Foli, author of The Post-Adoption Blues, talks about the early transition time for child and parent after an adoption, the signs and symptoms of post-adoption depression, who is at risk, and what works to help the parent and family.

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Why is the post adoption transition period such a vulnerable time for families?
How common is some form of post-adoption depression?
What are symptoms of post-adoption depression?
What should families do when one parent has bonded with the child and the other is still depressed?
What can parents who are experiencing post-adoption depression do to recover?
Why do parents experience post-adoption depression?
How does becoming a trans-racial family effect the post-adoption transition?
What can parents do when they love, but not like, their child?
How does post-adoption depression and attachment issues affect domestic infant adoption?
When should parents seek out the help of an attachment specialist?
What is the difference in transition times between infants and older children?
Can biological (or previously adopted) children experience post-adoption depression?
How can parents suffering from post-adoption depression find a therapist?
What should parents do when the child strongly prefers one parent to the other?
What can parents do when a child is physically aggressive?
What research is there about the post-adoption transition?