Maintaining contact between birth and adoptive families
Maintaining contact with birth families is important to a child’s sense of belonging and well-being. And there are a lot of approaches that can work, depending on your family’s circumstances.
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Summer ideas for kids in foster care or adoptive homes
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Adoptive parents: Find the post-adoption support your family needs now
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Transracial parenting resources
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