I'm doing a project on adoption what are some things i could talk about? im lost... thanks for your help?

snowwillow20

From a bmom's perspective, you never get over giving a child up for adoption. Back in 1972 (when I gave my daughter up) it was a such a big secret, such shame to be pregnant and not be married. We were told what to do by our parents (his parents) and that's what we did. We were told it was best for the baby, we were fed so much garbage, that we believed it. We had no idea the ramification of adoption, how it would affect us and our birth daughter. Even though she had a pretty good childhood, she has issues that she has been trying to work through. I had no idea (no one did) how I would be affected. It took me 30 years to get past the fear of searching. When I found her, she was happy we found her but she said she would have never looked. Her amom was understandably upset, since she was told we could never find them and that is also what we had been told. Don't look, you will never find her, so we didn't look and it was at times unbearable to think of her and not know where she was and if she had a good life. When I started the search, I was prepared for anything, rejection or a part in her life. She asked us to be a part of her life, not as her mother, but as her friend. Our first mothers day in 2002, she sent me a mothers day card and I can't tell you how touched I was to receive it. Life is good. I know my daughter.

jessica300

Please check out Lizzard Chronicles, a blog by an adoptee who has many valuable links on child development in relation to adoption. Scroll down to the "articles" section on the right hand side.

http://lizardchronicles.blogspot.com/

shikafangrl

You could talk talk about how it affects the person being adopted along with the family. Good luck.

reneem1954_2000

I think you could talk about open adoption compared to closed adoptions. Do you know how hard it is to find someone who was adopted out. Or the adoptee looking for his/her birth parents. Also another good topic would be about getting adoption records opened up for those who are searching. Check some sites out like adoption.com. They have a lot of info there as far as searching and also for those who want to adopt.

Brianna

You could do a report on Baby Farming, which was done a lot in the 1800's but is illegal in the U.S. now.

It is still done in other countries though. The incentives to do this type of thing is because Americans with money will pay to-dollar to adopt a child.

The had to shut-down adoptions from Vietnam because of Baby Farming.

Just my two cents. :-)

susanne

what type of project is it? is it for psych? you could talk about how it affects a childs growth- if they experience seperation anxiety more often.. or if they have other pychological problems. alot of adopted kids act out alot. you could talk about the process- how often do people from the states adopt from out of country, etc. you could compare how many people adopt foster children and how many people adopt at birth and how that affects the child.

Lori A

The effects it has on adoptee's and nparents.

Fathers rights or the lack there of.

Adult adoptees are still classified as adopted CHILDREN.

Learning late in life your adopted vs always knowing.

Original Birth Certificates and how most people take having access to them for granted.

The holes in your family tree through secrets and lies and how it affects the next generations.

Denial to ancestry and medical information and how it affects the next generations.

Not knowing where your features, disposition, likes and dislikes come from and how it affects you as a person.

Never feeling like you belong and how it affects you as a person.

buggi1217

the reasons people decide to adopt
the benefits vs. risks of adoption
a case study of someone who has been adopted or has adopted
the process of adoption.

a m

reasons to adopt?
where?
how hard it is? changes to the family
that a good start?

Jennifer L

Hmm.. for child development?

Maybe look to compare adoption adjustment issues among different routes of adoption. IE: International adoptee issues, Domestic infant adoptee issues, Foster care adoption issues.

See how these issues relate to child development and Erik Erickson's lifetime stages of development?

yedda_2000

Depends on the type of project. I would look at psychological repercussions for those involved.

edit -
In another direction, you could find out about famous people who were adopted, talk about how the process has changed over the years, etc.

jerica

well...adoption is a big subject but a good one. i myself gave a son up for adoption 4 years ago. you could talk about how illegal it is for the adoption parents to offer money, cars, etc. but still do. i've known 2 other girls from my town who have been offered houses.

somebodyznobody

Along with the suggests, other readers have give you...
You could note, how foster children, birth children, children with a guardian are all allowed access to their birth records, but an adopted child in the USA is not.

How an 'open' adoption, can be closed by the adotive parents at anytime, breaking the agreement with the birth mother/father without them being able to do anything about it.

bluasakura

You could do step-parent adoption. That's when a step dad or step mom legally adopts the child of the spouse.

Or you could do Indian adoptions in the US. Did you know that the US or State courts do not have jurisdiction to legally grant anyone adoption over an Indian (native American) child?

sizesmith

The health department has pamphlets available that show adopted kids grow up to have better educations, fewer violent crimes, and other statistics I wasn't aware of when I adopted.

arturo

gay people, singles, third world, requirements like financial background, endless topics

rawRR x]

you could talk about things like what should be required to be able to adopt an animal. and what should the person think about before they adopt an animal.

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