Thursday, October 24, 2013

Get Involved in Your new Family!


       Adoption parents sometimes have problems connecting with their new additions and vice versa for the children. The importance of building a proper family dynamic is placed upon the head of the newly found parent. There are classes and therapy tools for both the parents and children to help their new family grow. Many adopted children never bond properly with their new family for many factors occur through their childhoods. Parents who adopt need to realize this and take charge! Children are meant to thrive and grow and live and love the fact they have the opportunity to. Adopted parents need to feel and show the emotional and family bonds necessary for society and life, many children in divorced homes have issues with this let alone newly found homes and families instead of their usual foster homes for six months to six years before being ripped away unexpectedly sometimes from their new family and new family bonds creating a wall of turmoil and hate towards building a family and family dynamic. "The final step in the adoption process occurs after the child has been placed with his or her adoptive parents and after the adoption has been finalized by all necessary courts. This final step involves the new parents and the new child bonding with one another, the development of family routine, and deep and lasting family relationships. It can also involve dealing with numerous issues that can occur after adoption." (Patricelli)


Common Post-Adoption Issues

Kathryn Patricelli, MA "Common Post-Adoption Issues: Bonding" MHC. 2013

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