TEST 3: TALKING TO OTHERS ABOUT ADOPTION

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True or False, Fill in the blank, Multiple Choice

How Shall I Talk About Adoption?

1. True or False. It is more important that parents rear children
righteously than how the child came into their home. ______
2. In talking to a child about their birth parents, it is important to…
a. Tell them that their mother chose the adoption plan because she
loved them.
b. Tell them that their birth parents think about them and would
like to know how they are doing.
c. Express your gratitude for the birth parent’s sacrifice.
d. Express your love for the child.
e. All of the above
f. b, c, d
3. True or False. Talking to others about adoption can necessitate one to
learn new language, terminology, and may even require one to think
differently. ________
4. Correct the negative language of “giving away a child”.
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5. Instead of saying, “putting up a child for adoption” one should say,
_______________________________________________________________________
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6. What is a better way to describe a child to be adopted than using the
phrase, “unwanted child”?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
______________
7. We don’t say “unwanted pregnancy” but ________________________
pregnancy.
8. Rather than “illegitimate child” we should refer to these children as
_______________________________________________________________________
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______________
9. True or False. The best way to refer to the adopted child is simply,
“child”. If referring to your adopted child, you would say, “my child” or
call the child by name. If referring to someone else’s adopted child,
you would use, “your child”. ________
10. True or False. When facing well-meaning, curious, or unkind
statements and questions, adoptive couples can correct the
statements to be more accurate. ________

PLEASE COPY AND SEND OR PRINT OFF YOUR ANSWERS TO ALL OF THE
STATEMENTS/QUESTIONS IN THE SECTIONS ENTITLED “Dealing with Well-
Meaning Statements”, “Dealing with Statements of Curiosity”, and “Dealing
with Unkind Statements”.