Adoption by Laura Garcia

There are lot of children both boys and girls, infants and older kids, healthy and special needs children available for adoption from all countries. In 2000 and 2001, about 127,000 children were adopted annually in the United States. Once the adopter  have an approved homestudy , they are practically guaranteed a child. In international adoptions, parents and children are matched by either the adoption agency, the country’s adoption committee, or during an in-country visit. The average time frame for the child to be with the new family it can be from 12 to 18 months. Of course, this is just an average. Much depends on the country you choose and any preference you may have expressed regarding the child’s age and gender. The child’s background and family medical history may be unknown. Although the adopter  will get their child’s medical history when they receive a referral, they may not know anything about the health of the birthmother or birthfather. If not knowing the child’s family medical history becomes uncomfortable, the adopter can turn to modern genetic testing to fill in many of the blanks.If the child was in an orphanage, he may experience developmental delays and other problems related to institutionalization. Not all children who spend time in an orphanage are developmentally delayed. Children who do experience delays as a result of institutionalization usually rebound to the norm very quickly once they have a supportive, loving family to attend to their individual needs. When we think of adoption , we think of something positive. A child will get a home with a family that will give lot of love, and what about the feeling of the adopted child, or adult later? For adoptive couple , adoption is wonderful , but for the adoptees could be painful, at least at the first stage of the process. According to a research conducted by Prof Rachel Levy, adopted children feel they were unwanted and unloved by their natural mothers. Many adopted children experience emotional problems, including fear of close relationships, negative ways to be in control, low self-esteem, anger, and immaturity that produce behavior problems, including lying, oppositional behavior, school underacheivement and quick temper.  

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