In years past, it was fairly common for adopted children not to be told of their adoption. Their adoption parents and birth parents usually never met or knew each other. In many cases, it was a big, family secret, but secrets, by nature, don’t stay secret forever. Many feel that secrecy regarding their adoption left them with negative feelings about their situation, and a shock later in life when the news was finally discovered or revealed. Modern adoptions are usually more “open.”
Large adoption agencies have educational policies in place to provide adoptive families with the information and background that they need in order to consider the importance of telling their children about their adoption beginning at a young age. This avoids the
Large adoption agencies have educational policies in place to provide adoptive families with the information and background that they need in order to consider the importance of telling their children about their adoption beginning at a young age. This avoids the