I read the article below on the A Child's Waiting website and thought I would share it.Successful Adoption Indicators
There are several factors that can predict the possibility of a successful adoption as well as the possibility of an adoption disruption. Having a good understanding of your family and the dynamics that it presents can help circumvent any possible problems before and after a child comes home.
Adoptive families that are working towards or currently possess the following characteristics are more likely to have a successful adoption experience.
- Families with emotional support from their family and friends
- Families who did not care what the “Jones” think
- Membership in an adoption support group (families share common problems which normalizes their own family transitional problems)
- Family engages in family leisure activities as a whole throughout the week
- Involvement in a religious practice
- Lower to middle income, high school or two or less years of college education
- Children who have been able to maintain past relationships in their new placements
- Adoptive Families who remain active within their adoption agency
- Children who have been able to have closure with past caregivers
- Families with some child care or parenting experiences
- Families who continue to education themselves about adoption issues as well as any special needs of the child
- Families with a strong marriage or partnership
- Patience
- Families that are more empathic towards a child and the past issues that they have had to face rather than blaming them for the family problems
- Adoptive families who put the needs of the child before their own-ALWAYS
- Easy access to post-adoption services
- Resolved infertility issues
- Women who do not need to feel “appreciated” everyday and do not take child rejection or behavioral concerns personally
2 comments:
Hi Valarie,
This is interesting, as we fit the "lower-to-middle income" group. I didn't know that was considered a positive factor! I like that! We have had a great experience with Zufan so far. She is just a little doll and has bonded so well.
I also like that map you found. I need to print in out and then have someone put a dot for me on it where Chuko is, although I think I'm pretty close with that. Thanks!
Oh, yeah, and I voted. I voted for felt a "calling to adopt." That is the closest to summing it up, I guess. Some things, you just have to do, whether the rest of the world supports you or not.
I'll be checking back on your site and watching for a referral for you. 2 kids, huh? What a 24 hour party you're going to have! :)
Stacy
Hey Stacy, I thought the it was pretty interesting too about the education and income level. Thanks for the comment. I'm going to have a 36 hour party and party until it's 1999.
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