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Resources to help parents and educators understand and support adopted children and their families.

Parenting Your Adopted School-Age Child Series Title: Factsheets for Families Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway. Availability: View Download (PDF - 356KB) Year Published: 2009 - 17 pages   Adoption can add layers of complexity to the developmental tasks of school-age children--those between the ages of 6 and 12. This factsheet is designed to help adoptive parents understand and respond to their school-age child's developmental needs. It provides practical strategies to help them foster healthy development, including approaches for building attachment, talking honestly with the child about adoption, acknowledging his or her adoptive history, using appropriate discipline, and enhancing the child's school experience.

An Educator's Guide to Adoption
Institute for Adoption Information
Provides information for educators on how to discuss adoption in the classroom, including resources for integrating adoption into the curriculum. Available for purchase.

Helping Classmates Understand Adoption (PDF - 506 KB)
Adoptive Families Magazine (2005)
A handout adoptive parents can share with their child's teacher and class, with adoption facts, common questions and answers, and guidelines for talking about adoption with children.

S.A.F.E. at School: Support for Adoptive Families by Educators. A Manual for Teachers and Counselors
The Center for Adoption Support and Education, Inc. (2003)
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Guide for school personnel describing the educational and emotional needs of children who are adopted and explaining the characteristics of contemporary adoptions.

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Updated on March 1, 2010