(Newswire.net — May 8, 2014) Sausalito, CA — Good news for society often spells bad news for some individuals. While a reduction in teen pregnancies reduces a nations’ burden on social services, parents looking to adopt a baby are experiencing lower odds of becoming parents.
Traditional adoption is nearly always facilitated by an agency who has the experience and legal road map to navigate the adoption process. Statewide agencies are traditionally non-profit and many work directly with their state government to assist families with the legal maze of adoption.
With the massive drop of available children and increase of childless parents, the adoption gap widens and parents are forced to expand their options. International adoption has peaked along with the acceptance of open adoption (where the birth mom is involved with the child’s life).
“Culturally, adoption has always been a secret affair.” stated Sydney, co-author of Dear Child, a book that chronicles the journey of 4 open adoptive mothers. “There is a large number of adoptions that occur within an extended family…grandparents, step parents and so forth. The stigma of teen or unwed pregnancy fueled the idea that adoption should be kept quiet.”
Times are changing.
In the USA, the social acceptance of open adoption is supported by such trends as openly gay couples adopting children, as evidenced by the wildly popular show, Modern Family. The increase of cultural acceptance of a more blended family has made it easier for young, unwed mothers to not simply ‘give up’ their child. By bringing the birth mom into the fold with the adoptive parents, the needs of the child and the birth mother are recognized equally.
Is open adoption the solution for anyone?
“Not really,” Sydney bluntly stated. “With over a half million teen pregnancies a year, there are a half million individual unique circumstances and stories. Each person has a special solution. Our continuing mission is to help each individual get the information, acceptance and resources they need for their situation.”
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