Attachment Issues When You Adopt a Child Over Two

Deborah Gray, author of Attaching in Adoption and Nurturing Adoptions, will talk about the special challenges of adopting a preschool aged child and what parents can do to help their child attach and bond.

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How much does age affect a child’s ability to attach?
How does age change what children do to create attachment?
Does the intellectual awareness of an older child make the transition to an adoptive family more difficult?
Do children form attachments with caretakers at an orphanage?
How long does it take for adopted children to start to attach to their parents?
How old is too old to reintroduce a child to a bottle?
How should parents discipline newly adopted children?
Can depression issues mimic attachment issues?
Secondary adoption after an disrupted adoption
How can parents prevent dissociation?
Where do you draw the line between attachment and control issues?
Do parents experience attachment issues?
How important is it to promote attachment through co-sleeping?
What is the relationship between attachment issues and ADHD?
How can parents best deal with children who over react to simple injuries?