Older child adoption can be such a wonderful life experience, rewarding, and exciting; however, it also comes with emotional complexities that adoptive families may not expect. The number one biggest challenge most families face is how to deal with attachment issues after older child adoption. Most children adopted at an older age usually have some…
Imagine sitting close to your adopted child at dinner, trying to connect, but being met with silence, anger, or indifference, even when you know you have given everything there is to make them feel loved. Many adoptive parents mistake emotional withdrawal, like rage, withdrawal, and silence, as “bad behavior,” but in reality, it’s a pure…
Childhood experiences have a profound impact on who we become in life, particularly on how we love and perceive ourselves. All of these are rooted in what we passed through before we had the words to describe it. For many adopted children, that truth runs especially deep. From the outside, adoptees often look happy…