ADOPTION PARENTING TWEENS and TEENS: Adoption adds a layer of complexity to growing up. As adoptive parents, how do we guide and empower our tweens and teens, and still provide them with background support during adolescence--years when our sons and daughters may need our 'invisible toolbox parenting' more than ever...

Adoption-Parenting TWEENS and TEENS is open to addressing issues that pertain particularly to children who were adopted: loss, change and transition (Middle School! High School! College!), racial identity, anxiety, sensory issues, making friends, and risky behaviors--and may include practical adoption-parenting advice, shared resources and honest discussion. Welcome!

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This list is designed for parents of TWEENS and TEENS, however ALL foster and adoptive parents are welcome to listen, learn and contribute. This is not a topic-driven list; parents with tween / teen-related questions, comments or information are free to post at any time.