What Adopted Grandchildren need to know:

1. That they are loved by their grandparents and by both of their biological parents.
2. That they did not cause their non-custodial parent to abandon them.
3. That they are an accepted and valued member of the family.
4. That it is okay for them to love their natural parents.
5. That it is okay for them to miss and/or think about their missing biological parent.
6. That it is okay for them to talk about missing the biological parent.
7. That it is okay for them to have feelings of mixed emotions on special days or at other times.