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Impact on other children in family

Idreamtmusic Posted at 18:20 on Mon, 09/22/2008
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Hi there,

Im just wondering what you feel is the impact that adoption can have on other children within a family (for want of a better term 'biological'). When I grew up some of my extended family often had children in foster care coming in and out of their family and there seemed to be a lot of friction between their kids and the kids they took care of. Now fostering children isnt exactly the same thing but what do you think is the best way to prevent any emotional problems for either party? how can you maintain harmony?

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 It can be tough,but you do

Lovely Posted at 18:18 on Sat, 07/30/2011

 It can be tough,but you do what you can do. Make sure to give all children an equal amount of attention and do your best to not favor one child over the other. My family has had their troubles but at the end of the day my daughter knows I love her just as much as my biological son. I've been very lucky. I have great children.

 I agree with Lovely. You

Leslie Posted at 23:51 on Fri, 08/12/2011

 I agree with Lovely. You just have to teach the other children to give respect. I'm sure this would be much easier if you were dealing with children who are all very young. I bet the teenage years are the toughest.

 I think making sure each

Mom2B Posted at 22:51 on Fri, 09/09/2011

 I think making sure each child knows they are equally cared for and loved is always good. Do that the best you can and be there for each child as a support system. It may not always be easy but the littlest things make a big difference in a kid's life :)