Finding a way to talk to my son about his adoption story

I mean, my son is 7 now and he started asking more specific questions about his birth mom, like where she lived and what her favorite color was. I got really nervous because I didn't want to mess it up, so I bought this book called 'A Mother for Choco' and we read it together before bed. It opened up a whole conversation about families being built in different ways. Has anyone else found a good book or a specific moment that helped explain things to a younger kid?

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avery_torres492mo ago

I think that book is actually called 'A Mother for Choco'? But yeah, using books to start the talk is a great idea.

wendy_murphy1626d ago

Wait wait wait... you're telling me it's NOT called "A Mother for Choco"? I literally bought that book last week for my niece and the whole time I've been calling it "Are You My Mother" because my mom had the old one... I can't believe I mixed them up like that. That's kind of embarrassing actually. But yeah, books are such a gentle way to bring up touchy topics with kids. My sister used "The Family Book" with her kids and it opened up all kinds of conversations they weren't having before.

emma_hayes802mo ago

Did you even read the book?