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A Look at Lifebooks
Create a Biological Baby Book for Your Toddler
By Kelly Burgess
These are the basic tenets of a lifebook:
- It should cover the child's life before the adoption.
- It should be truthful.
- It should be positive.
Other than that, there are no rules. Lifebooks can be store bought, like Charette's, or made from plain paper tucked into sheet protectors.
"The lifebook belongs to the child, so it's important to make it accessible so that they are able to turn to it again and again," says Probst. Lifebooks for toddlers should be more visually appealing, she adds.
As for when to introduce the lifebook to the child, Probst says that it should always be available, and notes that the child should be the guide. "Some of it is waiting for children to ask their questions," she says. "In addition, we plant seeds of information to set the stage for greater future understanding.
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