Ask a Therapist: Dealing with Child’s Deep Distress after Adulthood Disclosure
A recipient parent seeks advice and resources to address her daughter's deep distress from the late disclosure of being donor conceived.
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Questions to Ask the Sperm Bank Before Donating
Before deciding to donate, it is important to ask the right questions to ensure that your contributions are used ethically and in accordance with your expectations.
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Ask a Therapist: Advice and Resources for Known Donor Arrangement
A future recipient parent wonders about advice and resources available for entering into a known donor arrangement.
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Switched Before Birth: How a mislabeled vial upended my family’s world
Casey Duncan is the recipient parent to two donor conceived people. One of them was “switched before birth.”
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Ask a Therapist: Estrangement after Ignoring Child’s Curiosity about the Donor
A recipient parent wonders how to fix a strained relationship with her child after failing to respond to the child's curiosity about the donor while growing up.
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Ask a Therapist: Sharing Information with a Disinterested Young Child
A recipient parent wonders how and when to share donor information with young children who seem disinterested.
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Ask a Therapist: How Can I Convince My Wife to Reach Out to Our Sperm Donors?
A parent wonders how to convince their wife that they should reach out to their sperm donors for the sake of their children.
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Ask a Therapist: How to Discuss Donor Conception with a Toddler
A recipient parent wonders how to discuss donor conception with her two-year-old child.
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Ask a Therapist: How to Do Single Parenthood by Choice “Right”
An intended parent wonders whether it is possible to do single parenthood by choice "right."
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Ask a Therapist: How to Answer Questions When Your Country Mandates Anonymity
A recipient parent wonders how to navigate questions from her child when her country mandates anonymity.
