Parenting Your Adopted School-Age Child

Adoption can add layers of complexity to the developmental tasks of school-age children--those between the ages of 6 and 12. This is designed to help adoptive parents understand and respond to their school-age child's developmental needs. It provides practical strategies to help them foster healthy development, including approaches for building attachment, talking honestly with the child about adoption, acknowledging his or her adoptive history, using appropriate discipline, and enhancing the child's school experience.