FAQ Group: FAQ

Just as it is important to attend to your adoptive child’s emotional well-being it is also important that you attend to your own. Often an adoptee’s behavior is a way of communicating to the adoptive parent that they are hurting and don’t have the language to articulate their complicated emotions in any other way. Trauma experts teach parents to see …

One critical piece we have learned from listening to adult adoptees is that they often don’t come to understand the importance of knowing their history and extended family until they are much older. The longer one waits to search the harder it can be to find leads. It would be devastating to recognize the importance of this information after too …

Many adoptee’s ask to return to their countries of origin. Recognizing their desire to be in their homeland will help them feel heard and understood. At the same time, the adoptive parents must be honest with them about the realities of that happening. As an adoptive parent planning a family trip to their homeland is a great way to attend …

It’s human nature to be fearful of a circumstance such as this. Understanding the complex emotions involved with adoption on behalf of your adopted child is vital. As parents we have to set aside our own insecurities and hurt in order to be the best advocate for our child. The adoptee seeing their adoptive parent as someone they can be …

This is a complicated question and understanding the Ugandan culture in relation to this question is important. Most Ugandan people have been led to believe that a white person has access to more money than they do. Also, if you are caring for their child they might see you as an extension of their family. In Ugandan families whomever is …

Ugandan culture is very different from American culture in this regard. In America we smile frequently to convey everything is ok and good. In Ugandan culture conveying emotion is less common. There is nothing wrong with this dynamic but it can be confusing. Knowing this cultural difference is important so we don’t misinterpret a lack of emotion for a lack …

This is a fear that many adoptive parents have and often the primary reason they choose not to do a search at all. We would advise you to never allow fear to prevent an you from finding answers for your adopted child as early as possible. Either your adopted child will find that out now, with their adoptive parent’s support …

It’s understandable that statements like this hurt, but all children, adopted or not often say hurtful things because they themselves are hurting. When an adopted child says statements like this it is probably because this is very real layer to the complexities involved with being adopted. Instead of reacting to the insensitive nature of their words it would be more beneficial …