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When adoptive parents disagree about addressing childhood trauma

My husband and I adopted our daughter when she was six and now that she's a teenager, we're realizing we have different instincts about how much to push her to talk about her early trauma versus letting her lead.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Two people who share deep love for a child are discovering that good intentions create different approaches to healing.

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