A Guide To Adoption

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Adopting a child can be a joyful and sometimes scary experience. There are several different ways to adopt a child and what may be right for one family, may not be right for another. What we all have in common though is the desire to become a parent.

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Regarding the phrase "adoptive parents" - we only use this for clarification purposes. You'll find that those of us who've adopted don't use that as a title in everyday life.

My Adoption Story 

I've always known I wanted to adopt. It was just something I've always "felt". As a child, I was no stranger to adoption. My parents adopted my brother when he was five and one of my closest friends was adopted.

My husband & I decided we wanted more than one child and had thought we would adopt a few children over the course of several years. Hearing this, our caseworker suggested siblings and we thought it was a great idea. :-)

We ended up adopting a multiracial sibling group of three children that had been in foster care for a number of years. At the time we finalized, they were 5, 8 & 11.

Adopting more than one child at the same time - children that have struggled through stressful times, has not always been easy. I've been known to say that it's not for the faint of heart. But I've never regretted my choice and I can't imagine my life without them. Going through their struggles with them, side by side, has helped strengthened our bond as a family.

Study on Adoptive Families 

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The study was funded by the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation and the American Educational Research Association.

Adoptive parents invest more time and financial resources in their children than biological parents, according to a new national study challenging arguments that have been used to oppose same-sex marriage and gay adoption.

The study, published in the new issue of the American Sociological Review, found that couples who adopt spend more money on their children and invest more time on such activities as reading to them, eating together and talking with them about their problems.

"One of the reasons adoptive parents invest more is that they really want children, and they go to extraordinary means to have them," Indiana University sociologist Brian Powell, one of the study's three co-authors, said in a telephone interview Monday.

"Adoptive parents face a culture where, to many other people, adoption is not real parenthood," Powell said. "What they're trying to do is compensate. ... They recognize the barriers they face, and it sets the stage for them to be better parents."

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Adoption on Wikipedia 

Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another who is not kin and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and Category: Wiktionary - :responsibilities|responsibilities from the original parent or parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in Category: Wiktionary - :status|status and as such requires societal Category: Wiktionary - :recognition|recognition, either through legal or religious Category: Wiktionary - :sanction|sanction. Historically some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption whereas others have endeavored to achieve adoption through less formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities. Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be Category: Wiktionary - :govern|governed by Category: Wiktionary - :comprehensive|comprehensive statutes and regulations.

Adoption has a long history in the Western world, closely tied with the Category: Wiktionary - :legacy|legacy of the Roman Empire and the Catholic Church. Its use has changed considerably over the centuries with its focus shifting from adult adoption and inheritance issues toward children and family creation and its structure moving from a recognition of continuity between the adopted and kin toward allowing relationships of lessened intensity.

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