Telling a child that he or she is adopted has often been portrayed as a difficult, even ominous, task. But Dr. James Dobson believes that celebrating the adoption, even when the child is very young, helps set a different tone.

Celebrate two birthdays with equal gusto each year: the anniversary of her birth, and the anniversary of the day she became your daughter... This is the point: The child's interpretation of the adoptive event is almost totally dependent on the manner in which it is conveyed during the early years.

By celebrating the adoption, you're teaching your child that adoption is a joyous event and a tremendous blessing. It will set the tone not only for the adopted child, but for friends and siblings as well. Source: Sun-Herald (MS)

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