Adoption

1. Adoption

2. Table of Contents • Definition of Adoption – Slide 3 • Main Kinds of Adoption – Slide 4 • Open Adoption and its pros and cons – Slide 5 • Closed Adoption and the reason behind it- Slide 6 • The Effects of Adoption – Slide 7 • Effects of the Child – Slide 8 • Effects on the Birth Parent – Slide 8 • Effects on the Adoptive Parent – Slide 9 • My Open Adoption – Slide 10

3. Definition of Adoption • To take into one’s family through legal means and raise as one’s own child (www.thefreedictionary.com). • A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (www.thefreedictionary.com).

4. There are 2 main kinds of Adoptions • Open Adoption • Closed Adoption

5. Open Adoption The birth mother, birth father and adoptive parents exchange identifying information and after placement you may or may not have ongoing contact with each other. The key factor is that identifying information is shared (www.adoptingfamilyresources.com). (http://adoption.about.com/od/adopting/a/whyopenadoption.htm)>

6. Closed Adoption The birth mother, birth father and adopting family are anonymous. While you may or may not meet and may share first names at the hospital or at placement, no identifying information such as last names, addresses, social security numbers, is exchanged (www.adoptingfamilyresourses.com). (http://www.sharedjourney.com/adoption/closed.html) >

7. The Effects of Adoption The Child The Birth Parent The Adoptive Parent

8. The Child http://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-effects-of-adoption.html

9. The Birth Parentshttp://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-effects-of-adoption.html

10. TheAdoptive Parent http://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-effects-of-adoption.html

11. My Open Adoption This is the family my kids were adopted into since they have adopted their first and then my two they have bee blessed with one more and another on the way!