| early days of adoption, singles are often denied to | | | | the desire to nurture and share life as a family. |
| adopt a child. Many of the agencies believe that | | | | Understand that this is not only exclusive for married |
| raising a child in an unnatural environment might | | | | couples. The truth of the matter is, singles do feel |
| affect the child’s mental growth and | | | | this need. Many, in fact, have claimed that living life |
| development. But, many have argued that parenting | | | | singly is incomplete, so they rather seek for children |
| is a matter of choice. If someone really wants to | | | | available for adoption than marry and have kids. Well, |
| venture into parenthood by his or her own, there is | | | | many of these single consider single parent adoption |
| no problem about that as long as he or she is stable | | | | for fear of knowing that they are infertile, or those |
| enough to support and raise the child. Single parent | | | | who feel that having a child out of wedlock is |
| adoption is no big deal. After all, thousands of children | | | | intolerable. |
| are out there in foster homes longing for love and | | | | Also, most singles consider single parent adoption |
| support, so why be picky when you are aware of | | | | knowing that they can provide a better life for those |
| this fact? | | | | children living in foster homes or in institutions that |
| Well, moved by some reasonable reasons and | | | | cannot provide them with their basic needs. Along |
| evidences, some state laws now deemed single | | | | with this factor, another possible reason that triggers |
| parent adoption legal. Certain statistics have shown | | | | singles to consider adoption is loneliness. Loneliness in |
| that in the last 20 years there have been an ever | | | | the sense that many of those who have failed to |
| growing number of single parent adoptions, and | | | | establish a happy family have felt the need to share |
| today with the outlook of this concept becoming | | | | their life with one of those special children. It’s |
| encouraging, single parent adoption is widely accepted | | | | nice to know then that with all these reasons, single |
| and the number of adoptions by single parents might | | | | parents approach adoption process with the same |
| soar up high by the following years. | | | | dedication and commitment showed by most couples. |
| But, what are the reasons behind the single parent | | | | Today single parent adoption is becoming prevalent. |
| adoption? | | | | Perhaps a major factor that causes this ever growing |
| Numerous studies have revealed that single females | | | | acceptance of single parent adoption is the growing |
| and males have largely considered adoptions for a | | | | number of one parent households caused by divorce. |
| variety of reasons, most are personal. Perhaps one | | | | It is due to divorce actually that adoption by single |
| of the major reasons is the fact that every one has | | | | parents now finds a much more solid ground. |