Greyhound adoption

physical aggression than did children without the DRD4-7 repeated gene. In addition, children whom experienced sensitive mothering showed the lowest levels of externalizing problems and behaviors (Belsky et al., 2009). Another examples from studies, in adoption cases, adopted children with biological parents whom had a history of criminality tends to displayed criminality in adulthood if adopted to dysfunctional homes it will enables these predispositions (Ge et al., 1996). From Collins et al.’s…

One of the biggest struggles for parents in the United States is raising children. Parents all have certain ways in how they raise their children that other people may not approve of. Some parents are involved in the daily activities and contribute everything they possibly can to make their children successful in life. On the other hand, there are parents that only care about themselves and neglect their children. According to dss.cahwnet.gov in the United States of America there is an…

She was adopted shortly after she was born, and knew very little about her biological family other than that she had an identical twin somewhere out there in the world. She was not allowed to find out any more specific details about her adoption, or her twin sister until she turned eighteen. Hannah loved her adoptive parents, but for some reason she always had an ache of longing that she was missing something. To Hannah, that ache meant that she needed to meet her twin since they shared…

based on sexual orientation in adoption, and only five explicitly ban discrimination in foster care. Louisiana, Mississippi and Michigan prohibit same-sex couples from jointly adopting, and Nebraska, Ohio, Kentucky and Kansas restrict same-sex couples from accessing second-parent adoption.”(Congressional Documents and Publications). The times tides have been turning for LBGT couples due to the fact that only 7 states still having laws preventing the fostering or adoption of children. If America…

The easiest solution for parents who can’t care for their child would be to choose adoption. However; when this doesn’t happen and the child gets taken from the parents, the child will end up in some sort of state care. This can range from an orphanage, group home, or foster care. For a child to go through any of these homes is often times challenging, and can even be traumatic for several reasons. There have been thousands of reports of children being abused in foster care or group homes.…

Foster care is a system by which adults care for minor children who are not able to live with their biological parents. When parents are unable, unwilling or unfit to care for a child, the child must find a new home. In some cases, there is little or no chance a child can return to their parents' custody, so they need a new permanent home. In other situations, children only a need a temporary home until their parents' situation changes. In any case, the children need somewhere to stay until a…

In the article “Childfree by Choice” by Kelly J. Welch, she discusses why men and women decide not to have children. It is becoming increasingly popular among not only the United States, but other countries such as Australia. Some common celebrities who have opted out of having children include Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, and Steve Martin. There has been little research into the motives of women and men who voluntarily choose to be childfree. Of the research that has been conducted, Rathus…

light brown hair pulled back just like her walls being pulled back as she reveals her story to me. Speaking softly and choosing her words wisely while looking up at the dirty, not so white, ceiling, as she interfaces with me about her role in the adoption process. This is Lexi Fears, a very involved junior, at Haltom High School. She’s adopted. It’s as simple as that; she’s adopted. There is a story, but it is one that is very common. On an average, 135,000 kids are adopted each year, in the…

There’s a lot of literature about adoption of Deaf babies into Hearing families. One of the most vital things that most of the literature agrees upon is having the parents of the Deaf child be fluent in ASL. Barbara White writes in “This Child is Mine: Deaf Parents and their Adopted Deaf Children” about Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs) and their experience being raised with Deaf parents; while Deaf children in Hearing families who don’t know ASL are often ignored or cast to the side,…

Attachment disorder is a disorder where the child has the conflict of not being able to show any sort of affection to their parent at times this can be difficult because this can cause problems throughout the person's life. This disorder can happen to children that have parents as well as foster children. The disorder is caused by the feeling of insecurity with their parents or caused by the death of their parents. It can also be caused by the abandonment of a child that was forced into a foster…