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Developmental Stages
Predictable adoption issues may surface at specific stages in the lives of adopted children. This section contains resources for families targeted to different developmental stages.
Resources for All Developmental Stages
The Adopted Child's Changing View
Center for Adoption Support and Education
Timeline of adoption development.
Adoption and the Stages of Development
The impact of adoption on the psychological development of children is reviewed in this factsheet. The briefing describes what parents can expect during each stage of development, from infancy through adolescence. Topics include: when to disclose adoption, family relationships, loss and grief, and identity formation.
Adoption Organizations That Provide Support to Adopted Persons, Adoptive Parents, and Families
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2009 - 9 pages |
This resource listing provides the addresses and phone numbers of selected organizations that provide support to adoptees, adoptive parents, and other family members touched by adoption. Each entry includes a brief description of the function of the organization and e-mail and web addresses when available.
Adoptive Families Books for Children
Adoptive Families Magazine
Recommended books listed by age of child and topic.
Adoptive Families Magazine
Information for families before, during, and after adoption.
Children's Understanding of Adoption: Adopted Children vs. Non-Adopted Children
Center for Adoption Support and Education
Provides a direct comparison by age of similarities and differences between adopted and non-adopted children.
Finding the Missing Pieces: Helping Adopted Children Cope With Grief and Loss
Adoption Learning Partners
Online course to help adoptive families understand the feelings children have about adoption and learn how to help their children express and deal with those feelings.
Lifelong Issues in Adoption
Silverstein & Kaplan (1982)
Explains the seven core issues of adoption for birth families, adopted individuals, and adoptive families.
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Infants
Welcome Home: A Guide to Bonding With Your Baby After Adoption
Caughman (Ed.)
Adoptive Families Magazine, 38(3), 2005
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Explains how adoptive parents can develop a bond with an infant during the first few months after adoption.
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Preschool children
Book list for Preschool to Age 8
Center for Adoption Support and Education
Includes a resource list of age-appropriate books for adopted children.
Parenting Your Adopted Preschooler
Children ages 3 to 5 are growing and changing rapidly, beginning to understand their place in their families and communities. Being adopted adds another layer of complexity to this process. This factsheet helps parents of preschoolers understand their children's developmental needs and how adoption-related experiences may impact development. It also provides practical strategies to support positive communication and effective discipline for adopted children.
Talking to Your Three- to Five-Year-Old About Adoption (PDF - 100 KB)
Adoptive Families Magazine (2003)
Tips for parents.
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Elementary-School Children
Book list for Preschool to Age 8
Center for Adoption Support and Education
Includes a resource list of age-appropriate books for adopted children.
Talking to Your Six- to Eight-Year-Old About Adoption (PDF - 209 KB)
Adoptive Families Magazine
Tips for parents.
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Middle-School and Junior High Youth
Adoption and Adolescence (PDF - 63 KB)
Center for Adoption Support and Education (2004)
Discusses the unique needs and challenges of adopted adolescents and their families in locating and obtaining the services of adoption-competent mental health professionals.
Book list for Children Ages 9-12
Center for Adoption Support and Education
Includes a resource list of age-appropriate books adopted youth.
Information Packet: Adolescent Identity and the Impact on Adoptive Parents (PDF - 149 KB)
National Resource Center for Foster Care & Permanency Planning (2003)
Includes a list of organizations that provide information about adoption advocacy and public policy, practice tips for parents of teens who are struggling with adoption issues, and more.
Parenting the Adopted Adolescent
This fact sheet explores the effect of adoption on adolescent development and behavior. Identity formation, fear of abandonment, issues of control, feelings of not belonging, and desires to connect with birth families are described. The briefing also reviews the reactions of teens who were adopted at an older age and provides suggestions for parental response to problems. A list of training programs and materials is attached to the factsheet.
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High-School Youth
Access to Adoption Records
In nearly all States, adoption records are sealed and withheld from public inspection after the adoption is finalized. Most States, therefore, have procedures by which parties to an adoption may obtain nonidentifying and identifying information about an adopted person and the adopted person's birth relatives from an adoption record. This resource, current through June 2004, provides definitions of nonidentifying and identifying information, an overview of who may access such information, and information about access to original birth certificates. Formerly titled: Access to Family Information by Adopted Persons
Adoption and Adolescence (PDF - 63 KB)
Center for Adoption Support and Education (2004)
Discusses the unique needs and challenges of adopted adolescents and their families in locating and obtaining the services of adoption-competent mental health professionals.
Adoption and School
Adoptive Families Magazine
Resources related to adoption and learning, helping children handle tricky assignments, talking to teachers about adoption, and more.
Field-Initiated Research on Successful Adolescent Adoptions (PDF - 1030 KB)
The Center for Child and Family Studies (2004)
Discusses the activities and outcomes of a study that investigated factors for successful adolescent adoptions.
Information Packet: Adolescent Identity and the Impact on Adoptive Parents (PDF - 149 KB)
National Resource Center for Foster Care & Permanency Planning (2003)
Includes a list of organizations that provide information about adoption advocacy and public policy, practice tips for parents of teens who are struggling with adoption issues, and more
Parenting the Adopted Adolescent
This fact sheet explores the effect of adoption on adolescent development and behavior. Identity formation, fear of abandonment, issues of control, feelings of not belonging, and desires to connect with birth families are described. The briefing also reviews the reactions of teens who were adopted at an older age and provides suggestions for parental response to problems. A list of training programs and materials is attached to the factsheet.
You're Never Too Old: Teens Speak Out on Adoption (PDF - 357 KB)
The Center for Child and Family Studies
Teens share their thoughts on the best and worst parts of being adopted and offer advice to other teens in foster care who are considering adoption.
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College-Aged Young Adults
Book List for Adopted Persons
Center for Adoption Support and Education
Includes a resource list of books available to adopted people.
Intestate Inheritance Rights for Adopted Children
Leaving a will is the best way to ensure heirs or descendants may inherit from your estate. Issues of property distribution may arise when a birth parent or adoptive parent dies without making a valid will or without naming an heir to particular property (referred to as "intestacy"). In these cases, State law determines who may inherit from whom. Laws in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands specify an adopted child?s rights of inheritance from and through the adoptive and birth parents. Current through March 2006.
Access to Adoption Records
In nearly all States, adoption records are sealed and withheld from public inspection after the adoption is finalized. Most States, therefore, have procedures by which parties to an adoption may obtain nonidentifying and identifying information about an adopted person and the adopted person's birth relatives from an adoption record. This resource, current through June 2004, provides definitions of nonidentifying and identifying information, an overview of who may access such information, and information about access to original birth certificates. Formerly titled: Access to Family Information by Adopted Persons
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