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…
Many couples choose older child adoption with the belief that love alone can immediately heal every emotional wound, but that’s not true. Although love is also important, it is not enough on its own. Adopting an older child can be a significant decision to make at this moment, but it also carries emotional realities that…