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A New Grandchild to Love
When Your Children Adopt Children By Teri Brown
The seminars include general information meetings, adoption preparation, travel and culture meetings for grandparents who will be traveling to a foreign country to meet their grandchild and post-placement seminars. MacDougall has found that most grandparents are eager to be involved in some way, and many of their children find it quite useful to have a strong family support system available while going through the adoption process.
"Grandparents can educate themselves along the way and let the adoptive parent share their thoughts and experiences and respond in a supportive and non-judgmental way," says MacDougall. "They can also provide the same sort of practical support that they would if their child had given birth childcare to let the new parent rest or have time alone, meals, financial support and a listening ear and, most of all, love and acceptance of their child."
"Grandparents should read books on adoption and begin to ready and steady their hearts for the grandchild who is on the way," says Madrid-Branch. "This will aid in helping grandparents be better able to verbalize their thoughts and feelings."
