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“Family Talks” About the Brother or Sister Joining the Family

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

This post is designed to dovetail off Tuesday’s blog in which it was suggested that while families wait for  their child to arrive, they can educate themselves and the children already in the family about the types of challenges the new son, daughter, brother or sister may present. If you have already adopted your child, [...]

The Adoptee Leaves the Family: Helping the Brothers and Sisters Who Remain in the Home (Part Two)

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Welcome to Part Two of our post regarding helping children—who remain in the home—adjust when an adopted sibling/prospective brother or sister leaves the family via dissolution, disruption or displacement. Part One described these terms and Part One contained our first suggestions to help these brothers and sisters cope with the loss of their sibling.

This post will offer some [...]

The Adoptee Leaves the Family: Helping the Brothers and Sisters Who Remain in the Home (Part One)

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Today’s topic is a painful issue. It is an unfortunate fact of adoption that some adoptees/prospective adoptees will leave their family. However, we must address this topic in order to transition all the children in these situations. This two-part blog focuses on the children who remain in the family. Losing a sibling is a time [...]