May 29, 2011
Has your child, in some manner, asked you “Why me?” If so, she is acting on a core issue inherent in adoption, one she likely doesn’t understand and yet is trying to cope with—rejection.
Your child is aware (consciously or unconsciously) of the losses she has suffered and she is now, in a child’s true-to-form ego-centric [...]
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February 11, 2011
Parents who adopted internationally used to be told that assimilation was best. It was believed that love would be enough and that the child, adopted from another country and often of a different race, would eventually become part of, assimilated into, the majority culture. To focus or mention differences might create extreme discomfort and issues [...]
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