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Talking to Your Child About Their Adoption Story

Talking to Your Child About Their Adoption Story

Help your adopted child understand their story with honesty and confidence: age-by-age telling, life story books and later life letters, the hard parts, and keeping heritage alive when ethnicity or culture differs.

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Expiry period 12 Months
Made in English
Last updated at Wed Sep 2026
Level
Intermediate
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Short description Help your adopted child understand their story with honesty and confidence: age-by-age telling, life story books and later life letters, the hard parts, and keeping heritage alive when ethnicity or culture differs.
Outcomes
  • Explain why adoption is a lifelong part of a child's identity and why openness matters
  • Adapt how you tell the adoption story for toddlers, primary-age children, teenagers and young adults
  • Describe life story books, life story work and later life letters, and who writes them
  • Share difficult history truthfully and in an age-appropriate way
  • Support a child's heritage and identity, including in transracial and transcultural adoption
  • Outline adopted adults' access to records and the adoption support available in England
  • Receive a printable certificate of completion when you pass the final quiz
Requirements
  • No prior knowledge or experience is required
  • Access to a device with internet connection (desktop, tablet or smartphone)
  • Headphones or speakers recommended for the narration
  • Willingness to reflect on your own practice and assumptions