Adoptive Adoptive ParentsParents
This section This section will cover….will cover….
● Family CultureFamily Culture
● House vs. HomeHouse vs. Home
● Myth BustingMyth Busting
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family dynamics?family dynamics?
Are you changing birth order?Are you changing birth order?
Are you bringing in more than one Are you bringing in more than one foster/adoptive child/sibling set?foster/adoptive child/sibling set?
Do you have family rules?Do you have family rules?
Have you thought about the Have you thought about the implications on biological children?implications on biological children?
Always think of needs of immediate Always think of needs of immediate family first- assessments are regular, family first- assessments are regular, watch for warning signs-are they watch for warning signs-are they themselves? themselves?
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or a or a HOMEHOME??
Think about…Think about…
Family goalsFamily goals
Family prioritiesFamily priorities
Are you united on all fronts with Are you united on all fronts with your partneryour partner
Myth
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46% 46% believed that foster care adoption is believed that foster care adoption is prohibitively expensiveprohibitively expensive
FACT: there is very little cost involved when FACT: there is very little cost involved when adopting from the foster systemadopting from the foster system
67% 67% potential foster/adoptive parents were potential foster/adoptive parents were concerned biological parents would return to claim concerned biological parents would return to claim their childrentheir children
FACT: once parental rights are stripped, parents can FACT: once parental rights are stripped, parents can never “reclaim” the childnever “reclaim” the child
36% 36% were confused about the foster to adopt processwere confused about the foster to adopt process FACT: the sate does NOT help in the confusion of the FACT: the sate does NOT help in the confusion of the
processprocess
45% 45% believed children in the foster system entered believed children in the foster system entered the system b/c of juvenile delinquencythe system b/c of juvenile delinquency
●FACT: the majority entered to no fault of their own, FACT: the majority entered to no fault of their own, but are victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonmentbut are victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonment
Harris Interactive – National Survery 48 million Americans, 2007