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I think your questions are valid, and I think the very fact that you ask those questions means you are equipping yourself to help your child through whatever issues he/she may have. Of course maybe it's because I had the same questions. And now that I can talk with my now 8-year-old daughter (she came home at 6) about how the transition was for her and her sister, well, I learned that everything you said was true for her. And that's with having been EXTREMELY well-prepared for the transition by her social worker and caregiver at the orphanage in India. Fortunately, like you we knew to expect this, and with time and love, and maybe some therapy too, things do get better, or at least they did for us. Other people may have other input, though- I'm just one woman!
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