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| When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by christofa1: 2:57pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
As the topic says, please what is the appropriate age to tell a child he/she was adopted. And how should you tell such child. |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by waleyp(m): 3:01pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
18years |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by emmysoftyou: 3:07pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
Let him know from small btw 12years |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by Dyt(f): 3:16pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
But do u have to say? |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by christofa1: 3:18pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
waleyp: Won't it be devastating if all his life he thought his parents were truly his parents. Only to be told he was adopted later on? |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by christofa1: 3:19pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
Dyt: What if he finds out later on? |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by christofa1: 3:20pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
emmysoftyou: It seems reasonable. But how do you say it? 12year olds too can feel emotions |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by Vivly(f): 3:23pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
When he's 20 and above. A family friend didn't tell their son he was adopted till he had graduated and started working. When he was told, he changed his surname to his biological dad's. Aside that, everything turned out well. If you tell them when they are younger, they might misinterprete a reprimand to mean maltreatment. |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by Dyt(f): 3:27pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
christofa1: I feel a child is a child Adopted Abandoned Nurtured The child bears ur name, everything So what's the essence of creating that gap after so much Well, I dunno I jst felt its not really needed My own opinion sha |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by beegurl(f): 3:33pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
Dyt:. God bless u, my thoughts exactly. I believe he/she doesn't have to know, a child is a child. When he's told often times d r/ship goes sour. |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by christofa1: 3:53pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
Dyt: beegurl: Won't the child feel betrayed once he finds out the persons he has been calling mom/dad aren't actually his parents? Its going to be like a shock to the child. |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by Dyt(f): 4:01pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
christofa1: Why wld I even let the child know I adopted him/her? See, u don't have to take on my own piece of advice, I just said it how I feel it Mt child is my child, either adopted or abandoned Kapish |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by teemy(m): 7:25am On Apr 04, 2015 |
Dyt: I believe it is necessary as health issues do abound as well as family health history might need to be known. Not looking for blood/help in the wrong direction. |
| Re: When And How Should You Tell A Child He/she Was Adopted? by waleyp(m): 3:04pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
He has right to know so you can tell him when he is 18. |
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