Sometimes adopted children will have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs, all of which can influence how a child behaves. Adoptive parents are faced with understanding what causes their child to behave the way she does and what they can do to help her cope.
Creating a Family has many resources on Parenting Adopted Children with Challenging Behavior. Here are a few of our most recent we think you will find particularly helpful:
- When Your Child’s Trauma Impacts Your Marriage (blog post)
- The IDEAL Response: How to Maintain Connection When Correcting Your Child (blog post)
- Using Scripts to Build Trust with Foster & Adopted Kids (blog post)
- Practical Tips for Parenting a Child With ADHD (blog post)
- Typical Behaviors of Children Adopted Internationally (1 hr. radio interview w/ expert)
- Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma (1 hr. radio interview w/ expert)
- Trauma-Informed Parenting: Practical Applications of TBRI (1 hr. downloadable AdoptEd course)
- Suggested Books on Parenting & Child Development and ADHD & Learning Differences for Adoptive Parents
Many more Creating a Family radio interviews with experts, videos, blogs, fact sheets, and Q and A’s with Experts on parenting challenging kids can be found at the icons below.
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Additional Resources
Creating a Family Radio Shows on Challenging Behavior
Creating a Family Blogs on Challenging Behavior
Creating a Family Factsheets, Tips on Challenging Behavior
Creating a Family Videos on Challenging Behavior
Q and A's with Experts on Challenging Behavior