
Tips for Adoptive Parents
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Place your TRUST in something higher; out of this world higher. God is working behind the scenes in your favor to offer comfort, hope and assurance.
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Present adoption to your child as part of their life story long before they can comprehend the meaning with children’s books and stories. DON’T KEEP SECRETS; that fosters betrayal. They always find out.
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REASSURE your child with actions and words they are UNCONDITIONALLY loved and yours forever with all the same rights as a biological child.
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Be forgiving, full of GRACE, clothed in PATIENCE, abounding in love for your child’s emotions, curiosity and for biological family if they arrive in the story.
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Your child will be CURIOUS about their biological family. That does not mean they love you less. Prepare beforehand what is age appropriate and FOSTER their curiosity with facts.