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:
- Helping Kids Who Struggle in School (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.
Image credit: Kate Ter HaarAdditional 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
