It's a time when adolescents are struggling with their own identity. Adopted teenagers yearn for the truth. They need to know all of the available information about their birth and adoption. At this stage, all papers, names, places and events of their adoption should be shared. The Gladney Center for Adoption can also help.
Many teenagers attend support groups, tour the campus and visit with a birth mother.
A trip to Gladney is a wonderful tool, especially if the teenager doesn't have a letter from a birth parent. Obviously, adoptive parents aspire for their child to grow up being comfortable with adoption. This exchange allows children the opportunity to ask questions and parents to provide facts. Parents should begin the on-going process during infancy and continue throughout the years. For Timmy, he started with a mere foundation and finished with a complex structure.