Adoptees

international adoption are examined. “Adopted children's [cognitive development] and [motor development] did not deviate from normative scores. Also, their secure–insecure attachment distribution was comparable with that of normative groups. However, more adoptees were disorganized attached (36 vs. 15% in normative groups). Temporary residence in a foster home in the country of origin before adoption was related to higher [cognitive development] and [motor development], whereas disorganized…

giving support, helping take action, developing skills, and helping counselee get unstuck.” I would also offer pastoral counseling for a brief time span. As an adjunct resource the Child Welfare Information Gateway that lists vital information for adoptees searching for birth relatives. I recommend keeping the faith by reading (Psalm 139 and John 14). Lastly, Cloud and Townsend write, “our ability to give and respond to love is our greatest gift. The heart that God has fashioned in his image…

During the adoption process your biggest cost goes to the Adoption Agency and you will most likely spend over $245,000 not including college funds; that’s just the average amount for a middle-aged person. It is also stated that if you are adopting through foster care the price ranges between $0-$2,500. Yes, I know your probably like gosh that’s a lot of money that you would have to spend through the process; is it affordable? Well yes, it is absolutely affordable. These families use things such…

Delinquent Child It is believed that in order to obtain the perfect child you must have raised the child with both parental units. This is believed because it is reported that 85% of children in a fatherless home experience behavioral problems (Parker, 2010). These behavioral problems are likely to cause problems in delinquency. With all of these statistics it brings the question, are there more factors at play? There are several factors that contribute along with the problems associated with…

Barley, Lisa. “Rescue Me: Animal Adoption Dos and Don’ts.” Vegetarian Times, Dec. 2014, pp. 48+. General OneFile, db20.linccweb.org/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T003&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CA391308694&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=&prodId=AONE&contentSet=GALE%7CA391308694&searchId=R1&userGroupName=lincclin_phcc&inPS=true. Accessed 19 Sept. 2017. The author of this article, Lisa Barley, begins by…

Homosexual Adoption Must Be Tolerated The LGBT+ community has struggled for many years to have the same rights as cisgendered heterosexuals. Within the last few years, they have gained freedoms granted to the rest of the citizens of the United States, yet many people still disapprove of adoption by homosexual couples. Many adoption agencies bar homosexual adoption, and it is extremely hard to go through with adoptions in some states. Many argue that same-sex couples cannot provide the same…

Steve Doughty’s article “Choose Adoption Instead of having Abortion, Teen Mothers are Told,” explains a third option for teenage mothers; to adopt. The article states the concern about hostility and adoption of children of troubled mothers. Overall, the goal would be to place children in stable homes. The ‘golden option’ consists of setting up an unwanted child for adoption rather than abortion. According to Doughty, “Abortion should be a third option to abortion or keeping the child. It is an…

done in class. The three projects we have done in class are “What is a Family?” , “Immigration Reform”, and “Negative effects of Technology”. In the “Family” project, I talked about what makes family and the affects of gay marriages and interracial adoptees. As for the “Immigration Reform”, I talked about why we should embrace the Immigration reform because it will help create a pathway for success for immigrants. It is also the humane thing to do. The last project “Negative Effects of…

I live in an area that is a cross between the ghetto and suburbia. In my neighborhood, I can literally see the difference a block makes. The race division, the housing projects that grace Beach Channel drive, the much more elaborate homes a block away in Shore Front Parkway, and the rich versus the poor. We often perceive the rich as well refined, privileged with better education and somehow well mannered. Where as the poor, the under privileged and unfortunate, are perceived to be ill educated…

Adoption is the process of taking legal, responsibility care for a child of someone else. In the United States, adoption has ranged from a low 50,000 in 1944, to a high 175,00 in 1970. In the 1990s to the early 2000s, the number of adoptions remained at 120,000 more per year. By the late 2000s, this number rose to more than 130,000 per year. Although adopting could be the best thing that could happen to a child, there are also many disadvantages about the process. Adopting a child could help…