Why Open Adoption Is Better

Like I wrote in my article open and close adoption, Itaken care of.
made you know that open3. Courage: the adopted child still has a relationship
Adoption is where potential adoptive parents knowwith his birth family when it is open adoption. Because
the birth mother and the birth mother goes throughof this, they can always go to them for any question
the adoption processes with the adoptive parent.they want to ask about the family history and family
Today am going to show you the advantages of thistrees.
system of adoption to the birth parents, to the4. Good understanding of the health history: before
adopted and to the adopted family.adoption, medical history of the child is provided, but
Advantages of Open Adoption to Adoptive Parents.because of the continuous link with birth parents,
1. Courage: because of this relationships andmore of the medical information will be collect and
communication between the birth mother and thethat will help more especially when the child will grow
adoptive parents, the adoptive parents have peacealso in future family planning.
of mind because all the plans and desires of the birth5. Relationship with the birth family: it is always easy
mother are known.for the child to have a continuous relationship with his
2. A good understanding between the two families:original family; some of the adopted children believe
Open adoption brings the opportunity of a goodtheir birth parent to be just like their extended family.
relationship to the birth mother and the adoptive6. They are protected against the feeling of being
parent and it may even extend to the extendenabandoned: Because the birth parent and the birth
families of the adopted child and the family.family also might have told the child the reasons for
3. Full knowledge of the Childs health history: Duringgiving him up for adoption, the child becomes more
adoption, the medical history of the child is providedrelaxed to know that he is not abandoned.
before any other thing. This makes it possible for theAdvantage of Open Adoption to the Birth Parents.
open adoptive parents to verify more about theOpen adoption has different effect to the birth
health history of the child, which helps to avoidparents on different people. This is the effect it has
difficult times that may come in future.on birth parent.
4. Confidence and understanding: Open adoption1. Good understanding with the child: Because of how
makes it very possible for the adoptive parent toopen this adoption is, it makes it easier for the birth
know more about the child and this will help themparents to continue their relationship with their child,
answer any question the child may be asking ineven after adoption.
future about whom he is, and where he is coming2: Update with the adoptive parents: The birth
from.mother has a continuous relationship with the
.adoptive parents. This makes them feel comfortable
5.Fully recognized: During the process, both partiesbecause they have the full update of the Childs well
becomes so intimate that even the birth mothersbeing.
mind becomes made that these people are qualified3. Good understanding with the adoptive family: with
to take care of the child. It therefore becomes athis type of adoption, the birth mother knows more
credit to the prospective adoptive parents that atabout the adoptive family and this gives them
least they are fully recognized and affirmed.confidence of where their child is.
Advantages Open Adoption to the Adopted Child4. Control: Because the birth parent knows the
Open adoption has different effect to differentadoptive parents, he has the ability to review,
children; however I am going to list the effect it hasinterview and even choose where the child will be
on the adopted children.placed.
1. No need to search for your birth parent: Because5. Reduce uncertainties: Because the birth parents
of the relationship between the adoptive couple andknows where their child is, they do not feel guilty for
the birth parents during the adoption, the adoptedgiving out their child up for adoption
child also has the opportunity to know who his/herOpen adoption is very good. Because of the
parents are. So the problem of searching for them inopenness of the whole procedure a lot of people
future is solved.choose it. A lot of others repel it also because of one
2. Extra support from the birth family: Because thething or the other. In my next article, you will see the
birth parent and the birth family have access to theirdisadvantages of the system to the adoptive parent
child even after adoption, they may like to supporthe adoptive child and also to the birth parent.
the adoptive couple to see that their child is properlyGood luck and watch out for the next article.