The family tree project can be a particularly tricky one for kids who are adopted. Here’s how one family tackled the assignment.
“Presenting Adoption to My Fifth Grader’s Class”
Adoption presentations in first and second grade are easy. Then what?
A Mother’s Day Ritual
A simple ceremony with flowers and candles helped my children celebrate their love for two mothers.
Finding the Right Words at School
When questions about adoption start circulating at my son’s school, I step in with a tried-and-true presentation.
“I Have Two Countries”
Emilio returned to Bolivia to meet his new sister — and gained a renewed connection to his birth country.