The Pros And Cons Of Adoption

Adoption is a legal action to have a child that is not born to the family. The child is released from their parents for legal reasons like neglect or the child is not wanted. These babies and children can be put in foster care or can be adopted. Many children from different age groups can be adopted. Should the child know of their adoption, or should their adoption be kept a secret? There are appropriate ways to let a child know they are adopted and to answer the following questions and address their feelings. This topic is very personal to me because my parents had adopted a baby boy when he was just two days old. My parents and I often talked about telling him that he is adopted and when he would be ready to learn this information. This paper asks if there is a right time to tell a child; is there an appropriate age to disclose this information? Children who are adopted can have many things going through their mind. Some children may believe they were not wanted. The children may also feel that they have done something wrong. At one time or another most of us have felt unsure of ourselves, feared rejection, and might have even felt disconnected from

There have are two recent studies about adopted adults. One study was done with adoptees that were Scottish and the other on California adoptees had similar results (Kowai and Schilling, 354-55). They found a person was more likely to look for information if they were female and the only child in the family. Their knowledge of adoption came late in their life, and it was traumatic to learn about their adoption. Another similarity between the two studies is adoptees know little about their birth parents. Some adopted adults have started looking for information about their birth parents because they may want to get married and have children of their own and want to know their family