If you have not yet visited the "Anti-Racist Parent" blog, it is a wonderful resource for transracial adoptive parents. The Anti-Racist parent blog is a blog (produced by an anti-racism training company titled New Demographic) for parents who are committed to raising their children with an anti-racist outlook, which is obviously something that should be very important for all transracial adoptive parents.

While most of the posts on this blog are educational, appropriate for transracial adoptive families and very thought provoking, Wednesday's post this week is a real gem for transracial adoptive parents.

The post is titled "10 Do's and Don'ts for Transracially Adoptive Parents". Since transracially adoptive parents are often looking for advice on ways to best raise their children, I highly suggest that you go over and give this one a read.

The post does a great job of recognizing the difficulties involved in transracial adoption, while at the same time not judging adoptive parents or ripping apart families who choose to adopt transracially. The author of the post, Michelle Myers, shares lessons she has learned from adult transracial adoptees, on things that adoptive parents should and should not do.

As I often say, listening to the messages of adult transracial adoptees is an invaluable resource for today's transracial adoptive parents.

Some of the do's and don'ts that are shared in this article are ones that seem to be "common sense", such as "love your child" and "do not tell them or make them feel like you have saved them", and some are ones that transracial adoptive parents may not think of on their own. I think that "do recognize that racism - both racist love and racist hate - are everywhere" and "do recognize when your love is not enough" are very important messages, and not ones that parents hear as often as others.

Each of the "do's and don'ts" in this post come with explanations that really prove the point, and there are several personal stories shared as well.

Go give this article a read. I think there is lots of great information and food for thought for transracial adoptive parents and prospective transracial adoptive parents. This is a great resource for parents striving to do all that they can to help their transracially adopted children build a healthy self-esteem, a sense of true belonging in their adoptive family and pride in who they are and where they are from.