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Question: How do I delicately share information about my child’s birth parent with my child, when we know their biological parent has a long history of arrest? They are not a safe adult for my child to maintain a relationship with. Our family is struggling with how to balance the message that the adoption plan was made out of love for the child and not wanting to cast a negative message about the child’s birth parent, even though we know there is a history of some very violent acts. We want this child to know and understand why the birth parent is not part of their life.
Resources:
- Talking with Young Children about Adoption and Birth Parents
- Using Lifebooks to Explain Complex Issues in Adoption to Kids
- Building the Framework for Adopted & Foster Children to Process the Hard Parts of Their Stories
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