How can you help your child answer adoption questions with confidence—and handle any queries that come your way?
“Why Was I Adopted”
Your preschooler may hit you with surprising questions at the most unexpected times and places!
Lending a Hand
Finding ways to “give back” as a family can be fun—and rewarding—for ‘tweens and parents alike.
Honoring Different Talents and Skills Among Siblings
Each of your children has his own talents and abilities. How do you play fair?
Dealing with Divorce
How our children feel about a separation, and how we can help them cope.
Back to Work?
New adoptive parents have special concerns when it comes to child-care choices. Here’s how to make an informed decision.
Family, Far and Near
Planning a trip to see second cousins or great aunts? Before you travel, help your child and relatives expand their conceptions of family.
It’s All Relative!
Nothing brings out a tween’s awkward side like a holiday family gathering. What can you do to help?
Starting the Adoption Conversation
Keep talks with your child simple and relaxed. Your ease with discussing adoption lays the groundwork for a lifelong dialogue.
What If? Imagining Life in a Different Family
Sleepovers and play dates give our kids an intimate glimpse of life in a different family — and may prompt reflections and questions.
Our Family Adoption Story
Preschoolers love hearing about their adoption when it’s told as a narrative designed to inform and comfort.
Connecting with Other Adoptees
As they progress through grade school, most children want to “blend in” and be part of the crowd. But what if a child feels that the way she joined her family–through adoption–sets her apart?
Nosy Questions, Little Ears
Ever since our children were babies, we’ve heard them, ignored them, and answered them. But how do we handle them in the preschool years?
One Big, Happy Family
Your beloved pet may be in for a shock when your baby arrives. How can you help him accept your new addition?
Helping Your Child with Peer Exclusion
Parents cannot prevent their child from experiencing exclusion or feeling “different” from time to time. You can, however, lessen the negative effects of this common occurrence during the preteen years.
What Will Their Friends Think?
As kids grow up, they look to their friends for acceptance — and desperately want to fit in.
Question Confidence
Other kids are going to ask about it — so prepare your preschooler for questions about adoption.
A New ‘Forever’
Adoptive children can feel familial changes, like divorce after adoption, particularly keenly. Use these tips to help kids adapt to new stepparents.
Back to the Land: Planning a Rewarding Heritage Trip
Sometimes adopted children need to go back to their birthplaces to learn more about themselves.
Whose Story Is It, Anyway?
Sharing information about your family gets trickier as your child grows older.
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