School Issues for Adopted Children

Schools can unintentionally be a mine field for adopted children and their parents. School issues adoptive families face can include:

• Language used to talk about adoption and birth families
• What, who, and when to talk with school personnel about your child’s history
• Traditional assignments such as family tree and baby picture
• Learning issues cause by early deprivation or prenatal exposure
• Ethnicity and racial issues

Creating a Family has many resources to help you handle these sticky adoption related school issues. A few we think you will find particularly helpful are:

• School Issues for Kids Who Struggle (1 hr interview with Heather Forbes)
• Letter to My Child’s Teacher at the Beginning of School (blog)
• Raising and Loving a Child with ADHD (1 hr interview with Dr. Edward Hallowell, author of SuperParenting for ADD and Driven to Distraction)
• Labeling Kids — How Much To Share and With Whom (blog)
• Suggested Book on ADD and 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 school issues and assignments with adopted kids can be found at the icons below.

Additional Resources

Creating a Family Radio Shows on School Issues

Creating a Family Blogs on School Issues

Creating a Family Factsheets, Tips on School Issues

Creating a Family Videos on School Issues

Q and A's with Experts on School Issues