Helping Kids Transition From Foster Care to Adoption
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
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The transition from foster care to adoption can bring relief and security, but it can also stir anxiety, grief, uncertainty, and behaviors families may not expect. In this episode, adoptive dad Adrian Potter shares what his family learned while adopting three siblings who had spent years in foster care. We discuss building trust through predictability and routine, helping a parentified child return to the role of sibling, giving children voice in the adoption process, responding to mixed emotions and changing behaviors, maintaining important connections, and building the support system families need before and after finalization.
Resources:
- Foster Care Adoption – resource pagePreparing Children Already in the Home for an AdoptionEquipping The Kids in Your Home to Welcome a New Child
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