Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
Sep 12, 2026 · 6 min · 5 segments
Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! When should a parent consider residential treatment for an adopted teen who has been struggling for years? One…
Anonymous listener wrote to us and said, My adopted teen has been struggling for years.
Part of me wonders if considering that option means I've failed as their parent.
How do parents know when it's time to think about residential treatment without feeling like they're giving up on their child? So anonymous listener, thank you for asking this question.
And sometimes they are too embarrassed to say it out loud or anxious to admit it to other people.
Anonymous listener wrote to us and said, My adopted teen has been struggling for years.
Part of me wonders if considering that option means I've failed as their parent.
How do parents know when it's time to think about residential treatment without feeling like they're giving up on their child? So anonymous listener, thank you for asking this question.
And sometimes they are too embarrassed to say it out loud or anxious to admit it to other people.
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