9 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Adopting a Child

Many people sit down before they become parents and work out the big details. Work, insurance, money, time. Adoption is no different; it has it's own issues that should be talked out before the process begins. Here are 9 important questions to ask yourself before adopting a child. - By Diana Stone

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How will we tell a child about their adoption or why it happened?
Even if your child knows from day 1 they were adopted, at some point they'll start to ask questions you may not have gotten to yet. From their birth parents to where they spent their younger years to simply wanting to know why -- why were they given up? It's better to know ahead of time how you plan on having this conversation with them then be left ... more
Photo by: Morgue File
How will we tell a child about their adoption or why it happened?
Even if your child knows from day 1 they were adopted, at some point they'll start to ask questions you may not have gotten to yet. From their birth parents to where they spent their younger years to simply wanting to know why -- why were they given up? It's better to know ahead of time how you plan on having this conversation with them then be left scrambling for the right words.
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