If you are considering or in the process of adopting a child, you have to decide if you are willing to have an open adoption. In an open adoption, the birth parents are allowed to stay in touch with your child. You may send them yearly updates about their child, and they may send birthday cards and potentially visit with your child a few times a year. Here are a few ways an open adoption can expand your child’s life.
An Open Adoption Will Give Your Child A Greater Sense Of Their Personal History
Think about all the stories you heard growing up about what you grandpa or great-grandpa did. Did you feel pride in these stories? Did you enjoy knowing information about the people that you descended from? If you answered yes to those two questions, that is completely natural. Most
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Your child will grow up knowing that you and your spouse love them and are there for them in their everyday life. Your child will also grow up surrounded by the love of all their grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends that you have.
They will also grow up knowing that their birth parents love them and cared about them enough to make sure that they grew up in a loving home.
Additionally, your child, depending on the relationships that you develop with their birth parents, may also grow up knowing their birth grandparents, aunts and uncles.
Your child will grow up with an extensive support system. They will always have someone to turn to.
If you are considering adoption, you should consider if an open adoption is the right choice for your child. An open adoption can allow your child to have access to their entire personal history. An open adoption can allow your child to develop relationships with many different adults whom love