Adoption may begin a new chapter, but it doesn’t tear the earlier pages from a child’s story. In one U.S. study examining behavioral and mental health-related outcomes in adopted and non-adopted individuals (where many of the adopted and non-adopted subjects were legal/adoptive siblings), the … [Read more...]

Most kids hate homework. Sometimes it's because they're easily distracted, like most children to some degree. Sometimes they can focus just fine, but they find the work boring or the concepts too hard to understand. Sometimes they're simply tired after a full day of learning at school. But for … [Read more...]

  If your adopted child or teen has recently shown signs of behavioral issues at home, you’re probably very concerned and maybe even confused about why it is happening now. In reality, many adopted children need ample time living in a safe home before they feel emotionally secure enough … [Read more...]

All children need the right amount of sleep each night for their overall development, emotional regulation, psychological stability, and physical growth, so it’s perfectly natural for parents to worry when their child struggles to sleep.  Anxiety-fueled sleep issues are not uncommon for adopted … [Read more...]

For some families, post-adoption problems can occur, such as failed adoptions, disrupted adoptions, or other permanency issues. In these cases, an out-of-home care arrangement, such as a transitional placement, is often better than the child returning to foster care or … [Read more...]