How To Help Ease The Transition Of Your Adopted Child

How can I help ease the transition of my adopted child?

You can help ease your adopted child's transition by being open and discussing the issue. Do not use language that's loaded, whether it's about the birth parents, or thinking about introducing the child into the larger fabric of your life. Remember that it's a lot for your adopted child to take in, particularly if it's an older child and they're meeting a number of new people for the first time. You want to be sensitive to how, particularly an older child, would like to be referred to. Perhaps they want people to know they're adopted, or perhaps they don't. You want to make sure that you have that conversation with your adopted child so that they're comfortable with the language that you're using.