Contacting Biological
Of the over 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S., 114,556 cannot be returned to their families and are waiting to be adopted. (Adoption Statistics) For the children who are lucky enough to be adopted, should have the option to contact their biological parents. When the child is old enough to make their own decisions, the adoptive parent should ask whether the child wants to learn or have any sort of relationship with their biological parent. Contact with an adopted child’s biological parent could create a positive impact on the child, bring a family closer together and biological parent have a right to have contact if they have the desire to.
When an adopted child has contact with their biological parents, it can cause a positive impact. “—having positive relationships with adoptive parents, characterized by sensitive and open communication about adoption, were linked with positive feelings about birth parent contact.” (Farr) Contact with birth mothers not only produces happiness from the child but also creates a sense of satisfaction from the mother. Another aspect is that it can bring a family closer together. …show more content…
“With regard to satisfaction with birth parent contact as related to attachment relationships, adoptees’ greater feelings of closeness to adoptive mothers in emerging adulthood were significantly associated with satisfaction with birth father contact” (Farr) creating a meaningful relationship between the family. When the child has a relationship with their biological parents the adoptive family may connect with the birth parents through the child producing a tight connection between the families that is healthy for the child. Even if the adoptive parent doesn’t want their child to contact their biological parents, they may not have a choice depending on what the child and his/her birth parents
Of the over 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S., 114,556 cannot be returned to their families and are waiting to be adopted. (Adoption Statistics) For the children who are lucky enough to be adopted, should have the option to contact their biological parents. When the child is old enough to make their own decisions, the adoptive parent should ask whether the child wants to learn or have any sort of relationship with their biological parent. Contact with an adopted child’s biological parent could create a positive impact on the child, bring a family closer together and biological parent have a right to have contact if they have the desire to.
When an adopted child has contact with their biological parents, it can cause a positive impact. “—having positive relationships with adoptive parents, characterized by sensitive and open communication about adoption, were linked with positive feelings about birth parent contact.” (Farr) Contact with birth mothers not only produces happiness from the child but also creates a sense of satisfaction from the mother. Another aspect is that it can bring a family closer together. …show more content…
“With regard to satisfaction with birth parent contact as related to attachment relationships, adoptees’ greater feelings of closeness to adoptive mothers in emerging adulthood were significantly associated with satisfaction with birth father contact” (Farr) creating a meaningful relationship between the family. When the child has a relationship with their biological parents the adoptive family may connect with the birth parents through the child producing a tight connection between the families that is healthy for the child. Even if the adoptive parent doesn’t want their child to contact their biological parents, they may not have a choice depending on what the child and his/her birth parents