Children who are adopted or live in kinship or foster care bring with them an additional history and set of experiences when they enter the classroom. Part of that history includes many unknowns. No parent, child, or teacher would ever choose a public place like school to be a source of misunderstanding, misinformation, embarrassment, or… More
This fact sheet is the first of a series produced by the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC). Under an Adoption Opportunities grant (#90CO0913) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau, NACAC operated the Adoptive Parent Leadership Network to offer resources and support to adoptive parent groups. We encourage you… More