A shareable guide for grandparents, relatives and friends. Welcoming a newly adopted child is exciting for the people who love the family. One of the most helpful things extended family…

Keeping adoption conversations open as children's understanding grows. Children do not learn their adoption story in one conversation. Understanding develops over time. The same information can have a very different…

Sharing difficult information with honesty, care and respect. Some adoption stories include painful, complicated or uncertain information. Parents may want to protect their child by delaying difficult details, but secrecy…

Making room for curiosity, connection, grief and changing relationships. Questions about birth/first family are a normal part of adoption for many people. Curiosity does not mean a child loves their…