My wife and I are white. We adopted our wonderful African American children at birth. We strive daily to help our son grow up to be a confident, proud and loving black man and our daughter to be a confident, proud and loving black woman. I hope our experiences will help others who are doing the same.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

On Talk of the Nation today and available for podcast

As the number of American transracial adoptions grows, more adoptive parents must grapple with the best way to raise children who don't look like them.
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The Parenting Dilemmas Of Transracial Adoption

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Today, approximately 40 percent of adoptions in America are transracial — and that number is growing. Parents of transracial adoptions often struggle with how best to raise children who don't look like them — is it best to raise them colorblind, or acknowledge the differences?



http://www.npr.org/programs/talk-of-the-nation/
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