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How long until your adopted child called you Mom/Dad?

Jen - posted on 05/01/2011 ( 2 moms have responded )

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I'm wondering how long did it take for your adopted child to start calling you mom or dad? Where it came out naturally, without the grimace or hesitation. ;)

I'm curious. My situation may be a little more odd then other adoptions.

I was adopted at 8; and always called my parents mom and dad. But I do remember being sat down and explained the rules etc. One of which was what to call my new parents. lol. My sister and I were the third adoption for this family; they had enough experience already to know what rules to give us on our first day. ;)

Plus the child we've adopted is 14, almost 15. he moved into our home 8 months ago.

He's also my bio-brother's son. A brother I have only seen a few times since I was adopted.

This is a boy going from calling me Auntie, to calling me Mom. It may never happen where he completely stops calling me Auntie, or by my first name.

I'm still curious though; how long it takes other families.

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Traci - posted on 07/13/2011

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I got my kids when they were almost five and 18mo.....the older one started calling me Mom the first week we had her....I think she craved the attention of a Mom who truely loved her in an environment that was positive.

Carrie - posted on 07/08/2011

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We had a 9 year old foster child who never called us mom & dad the entire time he was with us. However we left it up to him, as he was our first child and he was new to the system as well. Our next few children were much younger and almost imediately called us mom/dad, even though some of them knew we weren't. I think it was more of the fact that a parent provided needs, comfort, love, etc. And even at the young age of 2, they recognized that they could call two people mom.

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