Yolanda discusses the very real and very common concern of those adopting a baby, child. She talks about why one may feel this way and what types of things, actions you can choose to do. Very much in her truth teller, relief giving way.

Anxiety about school and meeting expectations seems to be an epidemic for our children, and for parents! Being through this with her two now young adult children, Yolanda shares the guidelines, the tips, she came up with through years of on the job practice, successes and mistakes.

In this episode, Yolanda discusses what all parents dread, those really difficult questions from their child. As parents, we sometimes feel uncomfortable answering sensitive questions and as parents by adoption, we often don’t have the answers or we’re concerned that the answer may hurt our child. Yolanda breaks down the reality and gives some sound advice and perspective.

Yolanda strongly suggests these topics that will help you in your parenting. Help you have a better relationship with your child. Help you understand your child better and as your child matures, help him understand himself better. Makes for a long term benefit.

Yolanda gets real and puts some perspective, some clarity, and some transparency about this often asked question when adoption is considered. Finish this episode and feel much better about this concern.

Yolanda speaks from personal experience and her work with hundreds of families in open adoptions and considering open adoptions. She suggests realistic and reasonable ways for birth family and adoptive family to grow positive relationships for the health of their child and other members.

Yolanda talks about a question she gets from those considering adoption, a concern that is very hard for many to admit is a serious barrier. Yolanda will get real with her answers and what she often expresses to those that have the courage to ask. Let’s get it out in the open and stop acting as if this is not a concern, completely non-judgmental.

The idea of updating your adoption agency/staff, authorities in your international adoption, attorney, home study provider, state/county staff, on the journey of your child is such a brilliant idea. This is not a new idea, something parents have been doing for ages. The reminder in the Facebook page of Families with Children from China is a valuable reminder to all of us that this provides real information from real families on how adoptive families are doing.

Such a common concern for those adopting and already parenting a child, whether their first child was by birth or adoption. In this episode, Yolanda Comparan provides a follow up to Episode 88. You will feel much more comfortable about this concern after this short episode.

Anxiety seems to be a common experience, sometimes a formal diagnosis with our children by adoption. Yolanda suggests 5 actions adoptive parents can do, have within their control, to help teach our children to manage, relieve stress.