Becoming An Adoptive Parent
If you are a couple or single person starting out for the first time in adopting a baby
, then congratulations are in order! However, it is important that you learn as much as possible about the adoption process.
You also need to understand the commitment that you will be making, and that it is going to be for the rest of your life. Plus, it is important that you learn everything there is to know about the legal processes all would-be adoptive parents have to go through in order to adopt a baby.
Today, there are newborns, as well as teenagers who are looking to be adopted, often because their birthparents (biological parents) are unable to raise them on their own. It may also be that these children need to be in homes where they will be loved and needed, and that time can be committed to providing them with a stable and permanent family environment.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people across the globe have chosen to adopt a child for a number of different reasons.
1. It may be because they have wanted to adopt a child for longer than they could remember.
2. They may have decided to adopt a child, as they are unable to have a child of their own.
3. It may be because they have family connections, which provides them with the opportunity to adopt a child. Often, this happens in the cases where a couple has remarried, and has children from a previous marriage, and they wish them to take on the identity of the new family.
However, when you are considering adopting a baby, there are certain questions that you as a would-be adoptive parent should be asking yourself. By asking yourself these questions, you will find out if you are willing, and prepared to face the challenges and the joys of becoming a parent to another person's baby or child.
The questions any would-be adoptive parent(s) should be asking themselves are as follows:
1. Just how do you feel about not being related genetically to the child?
2. When the subject comes up, how do you feel you will be able to discuss the matter of the child's adoption at a later date?
3. How can you help your child to understand why they were placed up for adoption, especially if there is little information available about them, or they were abandoned, or their life before being adopted was very difficult?
4. As an adoptive parent, will you be willing to allow the child to maintain their own identity in relation to where they come from, and what kind of cultural background they have?
5. As an adoptive parent, will you be willing to deal with all issues relating to your baby's birthparents?
As well as the questions you should be asking yourself above, there are other questions that need to be asked in relation to trans-racial adoption, international adoption and if you are going to be a single parent adopting a baby on your own.
Once you have been able to answer these questions, you can now move on to the next stage, which is preparing a plan that will help you to manage the various stages of the adoption process.
by: Joanne Harding
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