In some ways having an adopted baby is not much different from producing a biological one. In other ways, it can be daunting. When you have a biological child you prepare for the rather standard experience of caring for a newborn. In many cases adopted children don’t come home to their parents until they are at least a few months old and so preparing for their arrival can be different from a practical as well as an emotional standpoint. Adopted children may also have special emotional or medical needs, especially if they are older and have been bounced around between different caregivers before being adopted. Some parents worry about their own reactions to their new child and how to best welcome their baby home. However most adoptive parents say they quickly find their way with their children and soon can’t remember what life was like without them.
Adoption Australia
"Adoption Australia Guide"
" For Australian adoption, each state or territory has its own adoption authority which is responsible for arranging Australian adoption. In order to be eligible for international or Australian adoption, there are a number of processes that you will need to go through including meeting the eligibility criteria as well as going through an in-depth assessment stage. — family." …read the full article
BabyCenter ®
"Forming A Healthy Attachment with An Adopted Child"
" When an older baby or young child comes to us with a history — having experienced, say, the loss of an adored caregiver at his orphanage — many of us worry: Will this child form a strong attachment to me? The basic steps of healthy attachment are the same whether a child has been adopted or born into a family. Attachment is a process. Just as one wonderful moment of love and protection does not make an attachment between parent and child, neither does one difficult moment mean an attachment problem. " …read the full article
Raising Children Network
"Raising An Adopted Child"
" Research shows that there is little difference in the quality of attachment between adopted children and non-adopted children. The exceptions are when a parent has difficulty accepting the child as their own and feels as though they have a lack of support for this process." …read the full article
International Adoption Articles
"Post Adoption Depression- The Unacknowledged Hazard"
" Post Delivery Depression, long recognized as an expected part of normal pregnancy and delivery is an issue that is openly discussed and well understood by the medical community and the public. The public and medical attitudes toward PDD are a far cry from the silence and secrecy that surround a much more pervasive problem – Post Adoption Depression Syndrome (PADS)… " …read the full article
Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service
"Adoption"
"(Information for children) It is a legal way to create a parent-child relationship between people who are not related by blood. The adopted child is entitled to the same privileges as a natural child of the parents. The adopted child usually takes the name of the new family, and is brought up and cared for as if she had always been part of the family. " …read the full article
