Most resources around adoption focus on early childhood—when questions are simple and development is more predictable. But what happens when our kids become teens and young adults, and the questions grow deeper?
In this episode, we sit down with Sherri Crandall, children’s book author and VP of Global Ministries and Leadership Experience for The MomCo, Sherri opens up about her family’s path to adoption and the evolving conversations she’s having now with her daughter, Lexi, as she steps into adulthood.
Together we explore:
- Why it’s important to invite young adults to lead conversations about identity, heritage, and belonging
- How to honor each child’s unique story, rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all narrative
- Practical ways to help adopted young people connect to their cultural roots
If you’re a parent, family member, or anyone who loves an adopted child, this episode is especially for you. Join us as we dive into what it really means to walk alongside someone through adoption during the teen and young adult years.
FIND MORE ABOUT SHERRI CRANDALL
Sherri Crandall's – Website and Instagram
Sherri Crandall's Book- Lexi the Butterfly
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE
- If you are not adopted, consider for a moment what it would be like to enter adulthood with no connections to your birth family, what questions would you picture rising up in you?
- If you are an adoptive parent, how can you let your child or young-adult lead the conversation around adoption?
- How can you honor your child's heritage and birth family in both your traditions and conversations?
- What message do you want to make sure they know from you?
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