by Terry Levy | Sep 15, 2022 | Adoption, Parenting
The history and experiences children who are adopted have gone through prior to joining their adoptive family, play a major role in their emotional development and how they connect with their new family. There are five key factors that influence the adoptive child’s...
by Terry Levy | Feb 16, 2016 | Adoption, Parenting
The adoptive family is a system built upon “necessary losses.” Experiences of separation and loss are fundamental to all members of the adoption triad. The child has lost his or her original bond with birth mother and early attachment to birth parents or other...
by Terry Levy | Feb 11, 2016 | Adoption, Attachment
Although many children with an attachment disorder are adopted, not all adopted children have attachment problems. Many children, if adopted early into safe and loving families, will develop secure attachments to their adopted parents and live healthy, productive...
