We often hear about adoption from the adoptive parent’s point of view. Rarely do we get to step into the mind of a child and learn what the experience is for them. Once the actual adoption process is finalized, it’s easy to negate all the emotions the child experiences. And while adoption is beautiful, the child often struggles through trauma, separation, and loss.
Before children can even explore adjusting to this new life, their emotions around adoption deserve our attention.
This author spotlight is on Anna Maria DiDio, MSW. Ana Maria is a writer, speaker, women's advocate, adoption life coach, and mother.
Using her own experience, Anna Maria started journaling her adoption adventure to Mexico and writing a memoir and children's book about adoption and blended families.
Her book Many People to Love encourages readers to explore what children think and feel about their new family and the family they may have left behind. A sensitive and powerful book that focuses on children's emotions and learning a new culture without losing their identity.
Throughout the conversation, we discuss the untold stories of adoption and blended families. Anna Maria shares why it's important to listen to children's voices about their adoption, how to help them process their unresolved emotions and issues, and how to guide and support them on this new journey.
She also talks about what led her to adopt, her family's challenges, and her advice to parents considering adoption.
Learn more about Anna Maria DiDio
Grab the book Many People to Love by Anna Maria DiDio, illustrated by Tatiana Lobanova
Connect with Anna Maria DiDio on:
>> Instagram: https://instagram.com/amdidio
>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anna.m.didio
Watch the full video interview with Anna Maria DiDio
>> https://www.facebook.com/AidynsBooks/videos/1201865670649421/
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