Tips For Adoptive Parenting

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Bring up the child as if he/she is your biological child.
Don't put pressure on the child in academics or other activities. Remember, the child must be nurtured.
Utilise opportunities from the time the child is three or four to tell him/her that this is a foster home. Don't wait for him/her to hear about it from outside.
Don't reveal details of the birth parents to the child.
Shun the 'bad seed theory', blaming every folly of the child on his/her biological parents.
Inform the school about the child growing up in a foster home, request them to take extra care in teaching.
Do not encourage the child to undertake a search for his/her biological parents.
Lead the child through the emotional turbulence when he/she learns about being in a foster home.