International and Transracial Adoption There are hundreds of tragic events that leave children sundered from their families and left to an orphanage or foster home such as natural disasters, death, abuse, and neglect. Though this may be true, international and transracial adoptions cause emotional and behavioral problems in children. Adopting parents from America need to be more aware of the different problems and risks these children are susceptible to before ripping them from their country of origin. In order to understand the risks and problems involved in international and transracial adoption, it is important for one to know the difference between the two types. International adoption is an adoption process where either one person
…show more content…
When a couple or individual is adoption a baby from another country, that baby is being being rooted out of the ground like a weed in a garden. “Opponents of intercountry adoption argue that the practice exploits impoverished nations; robs children of the opportunity to be raised in their community of origin and identity; takes away resources that could be used to improve the lives of a larger number of children; and contributes to the problem of abduction…” (Evan). We Americans tend to impose our culture and beliefs on people who are not like us rather than embracing the other person’s background. International adoption is a prime example of this. If a baby is adopted from another country, they are missing out on the chances they had to grow up where they were born, even if they did not have a parent. Here in America, countless internationally adopted children struggle with things like identity crisis and racial confusion simply because most American parents choose to ignore where their child has come from. “...about 40% of children adopted from foster care score in the clinical range on standardized measure of behavioral/emotional problems; that is, at a level of children receiving mental health services.” (Kroll). 40% does not seem like a lot but it truly is. These children are suffering emotionally and most of their problems are their parent’s
When a couple or individual is adoption a baby from another country, that baby is being being rooted out of the ground like a weed in a garden. “Opponents of intercountry adoption argue that the practice exploits impoverished nations; robs children of the opportunity to be raised in their community of origin and identity; takes away resources that could be used to improve the lives of a larger number of children; and contributes to the problem of abduction…” (Evan). We Americans tend to impose our culture and beliefs on people who are not like us rather than embracing the other person’s background. International adoption is a prime example of this. If a baby is adopted from another country, they are missing out on the chances they had to grow up where they were born, even if they did not have a parent. Here in America, countless internationally adopted children struggle with things like identity crisis and racial confusion simply because most American parents choose to ignore where their child has come from. “...about 40% of children adopted from foster care score in the clinical range on standardized measure of behavioral/emotional problems; that is, at a level of children receiving mental health services.” (Kroll). 40% does not seem like a lot but it truly is. These children are suffering emotionally and most of their problems are their parent’s