Tips for Holidays with Adopted Children
It’s your first holiday with your adopted child and you’ve done everything to make it perfect, with magazine-worthy tables of food, a home full of beautiful decorations, and lights twinkling just right in the annual family photo – at least until the dog eats the turkey, the cat knocks down the Christmas tree, and someone is blinking in every single picture! We all know that reality never goes exactly as you plan, but by following these tips to support your adopted child through the inevitable messiness, your first holiday season as a complete family can turn out better than you ever imagined!
Be sensitive to your child’s emotions.
The holidays can bring up difficult emotions for an adopted child. As everyone around them talks about the importance of family, adopted children may find themselves reflecting on their birth family and their past. Older adoptees may also have holiday memories that