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  • Community Wisdom

    Is having the extended first family at visits the norm?

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    How do I tell my 5 year old daughter she has a half-sibling?

    3 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    My sister is searching for her birth parents — will I lose her?

    3 Comments
  • Open Adoption News

    Conference addresses siblings in foster care

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  • Community Wisdom

    How do we explain why one child has an open adoption and the other does not?

    2 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    What do I call my child's older birth siblings?

    11 Comments
  • Community Wisdom

    Should I make my daughter come with me to visit her placed sibling?

    11 Comments
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