Questions about parenting adopted children and about becoming an adoptive parent
Questions tagged [adoption]
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When do I tell my child that her dad is not her biological father
My daughter is 11 years old and my husband adopted her when she was three. He has been in her life since she was 14 months old so he is the only father that she knows. I don't think that she has put two and two together about her name being…
Jessica Frazier Stanford
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When does an adoption "sink in" for a child?
We adopted our six year-old son at age one. When he asks questions or makes comments about the first year of his life, or when he was "in momma's tummy," we have never lied to him. We tell him we didn't know him yet because he used to live with a…
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Is a child adopted into a mixed-race family considered mixed race as well?
I was adopted from an unknown parentage into a family of mixed heritage. I was 3 months old at the time, so I really don't think about my biological background. I certainly look like I could be from the mix of my family, but we are all fairly…
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