Sometimes, questions about adoption come when you least expect them.
Someone at the grocery store may ask where your child was born. A neighbor might ask about their birth parents. Another person may want to know why their birth mother chose adoption.
Even when people mean well, these questions can feel uncomfortable.
As adoptive parents, how do you respond without being rude or sharing information that belongs to
Many adoptive parents wonder when they should tell their child they were adopted.
Should you wait until they are old enough to understand? What words should you use? What if talking about adoption brings up difficult questions?
These concerns are understandable. However, adoption does not need to begin with one big conversation.
Instead, families can make their child's adoption story a natural part of everyday family life from
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