[SchmennaLeigh]

An opposite situation of an exisiting post because... I don't know the answer.

Do you / did you / should you tell your child's (childrens') teacher that he/she/they has/have a sibling who was adopted by another family? I see this as being an issue for children who are raised in open adoptions, especially ones with a decent amount of consistent contact. I can see a teacher being confused by Nicholas talking about his sister and saying something (awful!) like "but you don't have a sister," or taking it even further to say that since she's adopted (out) that she's not really his sister. Even if he doesn't talk about her frequently (which, at 21 months, he sure does), it may be an issue come family tree time.

Again, there are no books or helps to talk about raising a child with a sibling who was placed in an open adoption. I don't really know how to handle this one. I've handled the actual inclusion of the Munchkin in Nick's baby book family tree but... this is another level that I haven't yet reached and don't specifically know how to handle.