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Kathy Holliday
Matt Holliday's mother
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Sep 2, 2026
How Do You Adopt a Relative from Another Country?
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18:34Tracy WhitneyHOST
And speaking of emotional adjustment, Kathy, what are some of the most common emotional journeys and navigations that you see these children experiencing when they move to not just a new family, but a new country?

Kathy HollidayGUEST
Well, especially with kinships, you know, a lot of these children feel really guilty that they're leaving family behind.

Kathy HollidayGUEST
So, you know, that's kind of a loyalty conflict that does come with some of these cases.
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40:42Tracy WhitneyHOST
So Kathy, let's pivot just a little bit and talk about what families need to know about helping a relative child that they've just adopted transition into the American school system, especially when issues like grade placement and educational expectations are very different than what was in the home country.