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A72: We assured our kids and their birth family that we would always honor the connection between them and continue to support healthy relationships post adoption. More love and support for everyone when people work together. #fosterchat

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A7: For some it is a celebration, for others a tough day of loss. Be sensitive to how a child wants the day to look and feel. #fosterchat

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A6: Hopefully you have maintained a shared parenting relationship with the family, use this time to encourage a strong return home and focus on successes. If you can, stay connected to the family and child as a support. #fosterchat

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A3: Try your hardest as a foster parent to keep them in their school of origin. #fosterchat

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A2: Keep the "old" community accessible with visits to favorite outdoor areas or events. Shop in familiar stores and eat at localized restaurants. #fosterchat

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A1: It is such a hard time for kids, leaving their home, family, and friends to come into a strangers house and feel comfortable is a lot to ask of a child. Be patient and help them with love and support. #fosterchat

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Good afternoon everyone, I'm Lamar and I love walking in the park on cool fall nights #fosterchat

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A7: Also adopted parents who do not value the history and importance of a birth family can sterilize a child's sense of self thinking that the future is all that matters. #fosterchat

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A7: Adopted kids lose the connections to their past with closed records that don't allow for connections that are not established ahead of the adoption. #fosterchat

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A6: Keep them connected by incorporating traditions into your home that reflect their community. Participate in local events/activities that are diverse and familiar to the kids, learn something new while participating yourself. #fosterchat

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A4: You can also encourage them in development by supporting their views and perspectives surrounding their world. If they identify as LGBTQ+, help them see the positive side of being true to who they are. #fosterchat

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A4: Co-parenting! It maintains a connection to their family and allows the kids a chance to interact with relatives, while seeing and hearing about the history of who they are. #fosterchat

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A3: They lose their connections that help to frame the most basic elements of developing a self identity. History, culture, traditions, beliefs

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A2: Family history, race, ethnicity, culture #fosterchat

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A1: It is everything, it is who we are, what we call our selves, and how we interact with the world. As adults, it is how we find our place.#fosterchat

[Lamar X @LamarXcks]

Afternoon everyone, my favorite subject was cooking class, eat what you make! #fosterchat

[Lamar X @LamarXcks]

A good local resource for youth is Diverse and Resilient at https://t.co/oVT1tIhLzj #fosterchat

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A7: Let them know that how they identify doesn't change how much you care about them. I loved you before, and I'll love you forever. #fosterchat

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A6: Ask kids what they want to be called and how they want to present themselves in terms of appearance and clothing. Let them make their personal space a place of expression and comfort. #fosterchat

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A6: Talk openly about the positive attributes of being yourself and living openly and honestly. Advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and support diversity in everyday conversations. #fosterchat