Parenting Your Adopted School-Age Child

Series TitleFactsheets for Families Author(s)Child Welfare Information Gateway Year Published2015

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	This factsheet is designed to help adoptive parents understand and respond to their adopted school-age child's developmental needs. It provides simple, practical strategies to foster healthy development, including approaches for building attachment, talking honestly about adoption, acknowledging the child’s adoptive history, using appropriate discipline, and enhancing the school experience. Because some adoptive families need extra help addressing their children's mental health needs, the factsheet also discusses when and how to seek help.
	Table of Contents Introduction Understanding the impact of adoption on a child’s development Communicating about adoption Disciplining effectively Improving your child’s school experience Seeking help for mental or behavioral health concerns Summary	We also recommend the following Information Gateway publications: Parenting Your Adopted Teenager (Factsheets for Families) Finding and Using Postadoption Services (Factsheets for Families) Parenting Your Adopted Preschooler (Factsheets for Families)

Suggested Citation(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2015). Parenting your adopted school-age child. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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