Adoptive parents who thought they studied everything missed out on one important thing
Before bringing home daughter Autumn as a newborn in October 2014, adoptive mom Jessica had no clue about black hair care. She's not alone: The rise of transracial parenting — meaning a child of one racial or ethnic group is placed with adoptive parents of a different racial makeup — has exposed an unfortunate knowledge gap that experts say can be emotionally detrimental to the children.
Source: nypost.com