Originally Posted By
Carla
We added an 8 year old and a 5 year old, then a 14 year old, then 2 newborns, then an 8 year old and a 7 year old!! They are all for adoption.
My advice - talk to him!! He probably knows what he wants to call you!! Tell him that you would like him to know that you are comfortable with him calling you Mom & Dad but that if he is comfortable with that he can call you one of the other choices. Some of ours did and some took a while. Also I wouldn't refer to his last placement as "home". I think it negates that he is now home and can cause some additional confusion for a child that has already lost so much! I would say something along the lines of "would you like to call Mike and Tracy?" I would also give a lot of little hugs and pats on the back to reaffirm your desire to have him with you and so that he will know he is loved!!
I don't know if this helps I sure hope so!!
Carla
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