Tip for families for the holidays

Lots of adopted children find the heightened excitement and the change in routine to cause extreme stress and anxiety, which can show itself as difficult behaviour.

Here are some tips from us to make Christmas easier.

Here are some downloads to help you manage with some of the pressures that this time of year can bring:

Tips and holiday season suggestions (three PDFs)

  1. Holiday season / Christmas suggestions for adoptive families
  2. Holiday season / Christmas self-care
  3. Holiday season / Christmas strategies used by other families

Stories and routines using symbols: