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Adoptive Families
Christine Bauer’s revealing memoir begins when she hears those three words (“You are pregnant”) and faces an unplanned pregnancy, and takes readers through her open adoption decision, and the ensuing three decades as a birth mother and mother. In this excerpt, Bauer relates the complicated emotions that accompanied her second pregnancy, 11 years after placing her daughter for adoption, and the birth of her oldest son.
Adoptive Families
Expert advice and personal stories about adoption at school—from talking with the teacher about adoption to preparing your child to answer questions from classmates to adapting the family tree and other sticky assignments. Parents share the questions their children have been asked by friends and classmates over the years, from being in an orphanage to whether they know their "real" parents.
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Isaac is 14 years old, but he’s six feet tall and almost two hundred pounds. He’s also black. He hasn’t been a discipline problem since the day he came home, but someone who doesn’t know him could see him as a threat. So what was I to do on a recent evening when he asked to bike home alone in the dark? Join or renew now for exclusive access to this article, the full searchable Adoptive Families Adoption Parenting Library, and more. Already a member? Log in below. [wppb-login] Need help? CLICK HERE
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After adopting my children from foster care, we eased into contact with their birth mother. She and I—a conservative, suburban mom—couldn’t be more different, and I’m glad that’s the case. The kids have a special relationship with her that they can’t have with me. Join or renew now for exclusive access to this article, the full searchable Adoptive Families Adoption Parenting Library, and more. Already a member? Log in below. [wppb-login] Need help? CLICK HERE
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We asked our readers: How did you decide whether to introduce the topic of adoption at your child's school? What actions did you take, if any, to start explaining adoption to classmates or teachers? What advice do you have for other parents about how to best interact with your child's teachers? Join or renew now for exclusive access to this article, the full searchable Adoptive Families Adoption Parenting Library, and more. Already a member? Log in below. [wppb-login] Need help? CLICK HERE
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You used to be the coolest mom on the block–at least in the mind of your kid. Now she rolls her eyes at everything you do. What's up? Join or renew now for exclusive access to this article, the full searchable Adoptive Families Adoption Parenting Library, and more. Already a member? Log in below. [wppb-login] Need help? CLICK HERE
Letting a Preteen Take the Lead in a Birth Mother Relationship
“At what age should we start letting our daughter take the lead in birth parent contact? I know that my daughter will be able to call her birth mom freely when she gets her own cellphone, so how do we step back responsibly?” Subscribe or renew now for exclusive access to this article, future digital issues of Adoptive Families, the full searchable Adoption Parenting Library and much more. Already a member? Log in below. Need help? CLICK HERE
How to Help a Teen Adoptee Through Depression?
Q: Our 17-year-old daughter (adopted internationally as an infant) is experiencing depression and we found out she’s been smoking pot every day. She finally opened up to us about all of this several weeks ago. She sees her depression as connected to adoption and her self-described feelings of “self-loathing.” We were blindsided and devastated by this because we’ve always talked openly about adoption and we always considered our family bond very close and loving.
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