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Talking to your child about adding to the family
When we started the process of adopting my younger son we had already been talking to our older son about adding a sibling for a while. Up until a month or so before we started the adoption process I...
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Talking to kids about adopting a sibling, part deux
Here’s the first thing I wrote about adopting a sibling. I will now write about the aftermath of adding a new child to our household. Here’s some forshadowing: it was not pretty. Big J, my older son...
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Talking to your child about adopting a sibling, part 3
Here is part 1 of this topic. Here is part 2 of this topic. More from the experts about what to do to prepare your child for the adoption of another: To help parents and professionals prepare...
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Hoping to Adopt a Sibling: Talking about Adoption
When you go through the home study process, the social worker will talk with your child about the adoption. So, you will (obviously) need to talk with your child about the adoption, too. You will...
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Family Motto
We have three children at the moment. One of them is growing inside my belly. We affectionately call her Lil’ Bean. The other two, T and Z, are both adopted from the foster care system. They are not...
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Are You Preparing Your Other Children?
I often hear potential adoptive parents ask, “Will an expectant mother considering relinquishment choose our family if we have other children?” The answer, of course, is a simple yes. Some expectant...
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The Older Sibling Effect
Getting custody of Alan, the little boy I’m hoping to adopt, became a real option for the first time earlier this year. Alan’s mother was in crisis, and something was going to have to be done to ensure...
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