February 24, 2010

Thank you to all who joined us on the February 18th conference call on "What Your Child's Birth Family Means to You and Your Child." The conference call sparked some good discussions among families and staff. We have received some wonderful emails!

If you were unable to participate on the conference call, click here to listen to the recording of the conference call held on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 or download the recording to your computer.

As parents, we want the very best for our children. Many of the questions we received were how to present difficult subjects about a child's background with the child and, at what age. We touched on many issues, such as abandonment, unknown birth fathers, past traumas the child may have experienced, or the difficulty in sharing difficult circumstances that might have occurred in the birth parent's lives. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of us in the International Family Services Department.

Several books and resources for you:

Adoption and the Schools: Resources for Parents and Teachers, by Lansing Wood/Nancy Ng

The Adoption and the Schools: Your Guide to Starting a Support System, by Laura Christianson

Adoption Lifebook: A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings, by Cindy Probst

Before You Were Mine: Discovering Your Adopted Child's Lifestory, by Susan Tebos, Carissa Woodwyk, and Sherrie Eldridge

I Wish for You a Beautiful Life: Letters from the Korean Birth Mothers of Ae Ron Won to their Children, by Sara Dorow (ed.)

If you are looking for other adoption related books, check out tapestrybooks.com. We also encourage you to join the Gladney Family Association so we can include you in other educational opportunities.

Our next conference call will be April 15th at 4:00 p.m. CST. Details to follow!

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