ANSWERING UNEXPECTED QUESTIONS ABOUT ADOPTION

The questions in this quiz come from this article by Susan Kuligowski: https://adoption.com/addressing-adoption-questions...

1. When asked questions, even ignorant questions, about adoption you should remember:

People are stupid

This is about your child, not about you

You don't need to tell anyone anything

None of the above

2. True or False: Even when you think you're prepared, you can be blindsided by questions about adoption

True

False

3. Your children's questions about adoption should be answered:

Honestly, but in age-appropriate terms

Only if you can't get out of answering them

With the least amount of information possible

None of the above

4. The following will help you be prepared to answer your child's questions

Be completely familiar with his/her adoption story

Learn as much as you can about his/her birth parents

Keep open communication with your child

All of the above

5. True or False: You are your child's link between pre-adoption and today

True

False

6. True or False: Sometimes children ask questions that they are not ready to hear and you will have to temper your answer

True

False

7. True or False: When your child asks specific questions, you must tell everything you know

True

False

8. True or False: Your children's questions, even if they come at inappropriate times, need to be taken seriously and given attention

True

False