Comments on: For the Life of Me: The Secrets of Closed Adoption Last a Lifetime http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/2010/for-the-life-of-me-the-secrets-of-closed-adoption-last-a-lifetime/ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:00:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: What is wrong with adoption because you want a family? | Parenting QnA http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/2010/for-the-life-of-me-the-secrets-of-closed-adoption-last-a-lifetime/comment-page-1/#comment-586 What is wrong with adoption because you want a family? | Parenting QnA Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:30:37 +0000 http://adoptionhelp.org/blog/?p=111#comment-586 [...] A Parent asks, Ok I get the hole not telling the adopted child they are adopted, I am in favor of not amending OBC (Original birth certificate0, and just getting an adoption certificate, I am have even changed my opinion on closed adoptions, in fav of enforcing open adoption. However i don’t get why so many of you say it is selfish to adopt. People don’t give birth thinking about the kids needs. They have kids because they want kids. Some people can’t so they adopt. . Mouse here for Related LinksFor the Life of Me: The Secrets of Closed Adoption Last a Lifetime [...] [...] A Parent asks, Ok I get the hole not telling the adopted child they are adopted, I am in favor of not amending OBC (Original birth certificate0, and just getting an adoption certificate, I am have even changed my opinion on closed adoptions, in fav of enforcing open adoption. However i don’t get why so many of you say it is selfish to adopt. People don’t give birth thinking about the kids needs. They have kids because they want kids. Some people can’t so they adopt. . Mouse here for Related LinksFor the Life of Me: The Secrets of Closed Adoption Last a Lifetime [...]

]]> By: Ann Wrixon http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/2010/for-the-life-of-me-the-secrets-of-closed-adoption-last-a-lifetime/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Ann Wrixon Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:10:00 +0000 http://adoptionhelp.org/blog/?p=111#comment-140 According to research done by the National Institute of Health and published in August 2008 in the Journal of Family Psychology families in open adoptions had more long-term contact with birth families than even researchers expected. Furthermore, there are three longitudinal studies of families in closed/semi-closed/ and open adoptions. The children are now in their teens. Most of the adoptive families who are in open adoptions are still in contact with their birth families. You can see a summary of this research in the July, August, September 2010 IAC newsletter: http://www.adoptionhelp.org/news/newsletter.html According to research done by the National Institute of Health and published in August 2008 in the Journal of Family Psychology families in open adoptions had more long-term contact with birth families than even researchers expected.

Furthermore, there are three longitudinal studies of families in closed/semi-closed/ and open adoptions. The children are now in their teens. Most of the adoptive families who are in open adoptions are still in contact with their birth families. You can see a summary of this research in the July, August, September 2010 IAC newsletter: http://www.adoptionhelp.org/news/newsletter.html

]]> By: Stratabc http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/2010/for-the-life-of-me-the-secrets-of-closed-adoption-last-a-lifetime/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Stratabc Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:30:00 +0000 http://adoptionhelp.org/blog/?p=111#comment-139 Open Adoptions don't work either as 80% of them close within 3 months of the adoption finalizing. Open Adoptions don’t work either as 80% of them close within 3 months of the adoption finalizing.

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