Your Child's Adoption Questions Timmy loves playing with his building blocks. He stacks a few and then knocks them over . . . After much practice, Timmy builds a house and later a skyscraper. It all began with one block stacked atop another.
Most children begin by building simple foundations and end with complex structures.
It all depends upon their age and ability. With this approach, parents begin building a foundation of trust and creating the structure in which their child will learn about adoption. Pattye Hicks, Gladney's Director of Post Adoption, agrees. A child's understanding of adoption is an ongoing process. What children understand at age 4 is different from what they understand at age 14.