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Tools for Adoptive Families on Parenting
Explore and share our parenting resources on how to talk to children and teenagers about adoption!
Help adoptive families by sharing the suggestions and highlighting the strategies and solutions to prepare them for challenges that may arise.
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Parenting Your Adopted Preschooler
Help adoptive parents understand the impact of adoption on their preschooler's development and find practical strategies to build a warm and loving relationship based on honesty and trust.
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Parenting Your Adopted Teenager
Help adoptive parents understand the needs and experiences of their teen and use practical strategies to foster healthy development.
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Share this graphic to provide quick tips for talking about adoption.
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 Adoption and Developmental Stages
As a child who has been adopted grows up, they will want to continue to understand how their adoption is having an impact on their life journey. Use these resources for tips on how to discuss adoption and its meaning for all stages of a child’s life.
Lifebooks
After adoption, children and youth often have lingering questions about their past, their culture, where they come from, and what makes them unique. To better answer some of these questions, many adoptive families utilize lifebooks. Learn more about this strategy here.
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