Journal Questions

My memories are very important to me. Sometimes I get upset when I can't remember the words to the songs my mother used to sing or the name of my grandmother's favorite baseball team. I wish I had written these things down. Keeping a journal is one thing we can encourage our foster or older adopted children to do now, when memories of their birth homes are fresh.

A journal or a lifebook can also help children deal with the grief and loss of being in foster care or of being adopted.
Sometimes a list of questions can help get the process started.