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[quote=Anonymous]I don't know what the maximum age would be but one of my siblings adopted a 3 yr old who had been in foster care and they gave her a new name because her foster parents had given her a name my sib and their spouse really, really didn't like. The adoption agency said it's fairly common. My niece had zero issues acclimating to the new name. They did keep her original name as a middle (she has two middle names) because it's part of her history. I remember the adoption therapist they worked with at the time said that choosing a name they really loved could only benefit the parents and the child in terms of forming a bond, which can take some time, especially with kids who are no longer infants. I feel like that idea would apply to non-adoptive kids too -- if the name bothers you so much that you are having negative feelings when you use it, then maybe it's best for everyone you change it.[/quote]
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