Adopting older children

Adopting an older child can be a challenge for the family and the child. What is older child adoption really like? What can parents do to help?

A mother and daughter share lessons they learned when adopting an older child. From Adoptive Families magazine.

Adoption is an interesting and confusing process. It's emotional and heartbreaking long before you ever meet your children. The confusion doesn't go away once you know who your kids are either. If anything, it gets more confusing. I am the type of person that likes to do as much research as possible about parts of my life that have become confusing or challenging. I make lists and methodically prepare for every conceivable situation. Unfortunately for me, there isn't a ton of information out…

Bonding after #adoption isn't always quick. I really like this simple basis for to begin the process of attachment parenting.

Older child adoption has given me more joy, more sadness, more fulfillment, more stress and more gray hairs than anything else in my life.

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The heartfelt truth about older child adoption from foster care. #fostercare

We had adopted before. We had therapeutic parent training. We love teenagers. Surely, we would rock at older child adoption. Maybe you weren't nearly as optimistic and naive as us, but chances are that there is a disconnect between your expectations and what you are experiencing. Maybe you are prepping for an older child adoption, [...]

Think you could be the right family for an older child adoption? First, here are 10 things you need to know about adopting an older child.

All three of my children came to me in very different ways. My oldest is my biological son. I had him in my 20’s and was successful with conception in my first month of trying. I took prenatal vitamins for months before conceiving and had everything planned to the T. No surprise that I read […]