Hi All
I'm wondering if anyone can give me some advice about how/when to explain about adoption. My son is 2.9 and has been with me for 9 months. I have talked to him now and then about the basics of being adopted and that he has a birth/tummy mummy and also me. I also have some of the story books. I haven't got his life story book yet because of a very slow sw and an uncooperative former fc.
I find myself just randomly and a bit suddenly talking about adoption to him as it never really comes up naturally. The difficulty is that DS has speech delay so he doesn't talk about the past and can't really ask questions and it is very hard to know what he understands from what I tell him. I think his understanding is probably pretty normal for his age and it would be really helpful to know other children of his age say or ask about adoption (if anything).
Also, how do you go about it? Do you just bring it up now and then? or have a special time to talk? How often is adoption mentioned etc? I want to create that sense for him of always having known he is adopted and also that it is ok to talk about his birth family etc. but I don't know if I am just confusing him at the moment.
Any thoughts much appreciated
Thanks very much
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Magslee · 18/09/2013 20:08
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