Awaiting Parenthood
Jason and I have been inseparable life-long friends. Jason met, fell in love and married Kelli right out of college. Jason and Kelli always had a dream of becoming parents. After many disheartening attempts at conceiving, they felt their dream would never come to fruition. That was when they decided to start foster parenting in order to fill a void in their life as well as to provide a safe and loving home to children in need. Jason and Kelli have taken in more than a dozen foster children over the past 10 years. Kaden, an intelligent and curious 2 year old, came into their life 1 year ago as a foster child. Kaden came from a horrific background, tainted with abuse and neglect, delivered by the hands of his biological mother, who is currently serving a life sentence in a state prison. He quickly bonded and thrived while being care for by Jason and Kelli. The couple immediately knew they were destined to be together with Kaden. Jason and Kelli were hoping to adopt Kaden, however, Kelli was tragically killed in an automobile accident. Jason felt the dream of adopting died along with his wife; never believing he would be approved for adoption being a single parent. I believe Jason would make an excellent candidate for adopting Kaden because of his financial stability, his involvement in the community by being an active volunteer for Big Brother’s, and by providing a loving home for Kaden over the past year.
Jason can more than adequately supply financial support needed for raising a child. Jason has owned and operated his lucrative financial planning business for over 15 years. His financial stability will more than provide for Kaden’s future necessities as well as recreational and educational needs, ensu...
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As you can see Jason would make an excellent choice as a parent. He will be raising Kaden in a financially secure home where he can provide for all his wants and needs. Jason is active in community service and volunteering, which will provide Kaden with a positive role model. Kaden being parented by Jason for the past year and a half would be living in a familiar, comfortable and safe environment. Allowing this adoption to proceed would be providing Kaden with a loving caring and competent father as well as providing Jason the opportunity to fulfill his and his late wife’s dream! I urge you to make the only right choice: Make Jason and Kaden; Father and son. Jason is awaiting parenthood.
Meezan, & Shireman, (1985a, 1985b). Benefits of foster parent adoption. Retrieved from http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_fospar.cfm
Many aspiring foster parent anticipated the increase in their expenses once they added a member in their family but one thing that surprised many is that there is a upfront cost that they will need to pay before they received their adoptee. “You may be shocked to learn that there are few costs to adopting a child. Or you may be surprised to discover that not every adoption costs thousands of dollars.” (financing). Theres is no recruitment agency that will cover that cost not even the government. And I think some people who planned to adopt and once they realized the cost that they need to pay first, they back out and the will keep the children in the foster care and that’s why we have a lot of kids there. The organization that I chose helps the potential foster parents to understand their options to how they can afford to
Foster Care System and Adoptions can be very beneficial to children, but it can also be a huge risk. It is very beneficial needed in the community; otherwise where would some children be? Although it’s also huge risk because it’s taking someone’s child away and one may never know how the biological parent may react. However, the beneficial portion outweighs the risk portion.
Many people grow up in loving families and cannot imagine not having their parents and siblings around, but each year, 18,000 or more American born babies are put up for adoption (Newlin Carney). That means at least 18,000 children face the harsh truth of maybe not having a family to grow up in. Childhood is a very important part of one’s life and helps shape who one is. These children that are eligible to be adopted just need loving parents, good homes, and stability. And who is to say the high price of adopting is not ho...
Foster care and adoption are life decisions that could change a family’s and well as a child’s entire life path. However, they are not well understood by most people in America and if they were it could open up a world of opportunity for aspiring families. Many people just do not think it would be for them due to the myths and horror stories they have heard but really they must be informed on how the process of both care plans actually work and how to become a foster and/or adoptive parent. Now it may not be the best decision for everybody it is still an option that everybody should be informed on. There are many aspects to both foster care and adoption and they are both an intricate process to go through that society needs to be more informed about.
Adoption is a hard situation to put your child through. Adoption might be the easiest way out of this, but it’s also the hardest way out. But don’t put yourself in a place where you’re going to have a mental breakdown over it. Parental parenthood organizations will be able to information or questions that you may need to be answered. If you can, make all the efforts you possibly can with understanding the laws in your area. But putting your child up for adoption is not all bad as it seems. Frequently placing your child up for adoption can be solved in very original creative ways so you will be able to visit...
In the last four decades, the concept of the American family has undergone a radical transformation, reflecting society's growing openness. Among all segments of society, there is a greater acceptance of a variety of family structures from single parenting to blended families to same sex parenting of children. The introduction of openness into the process of adoption offers new opportunities for children in need of a parent or parents and prospective parents wishing to create or expand their families. Meeting the requirements to become eligible to adopt no longer means being constrained by the conventions of an earlier generation.
Sad, droopy, homeless kids go through their whole lives waiting for someone to adopt and love them. “There are millions of infants and young children who are in need of nurturing homes. Many of these children are living in the streets or institutions where they will likely grow up with serious depression or possibly die” (Bartholet 1). A lot of these children could have a safe home to live in if only more people were willing to go through the lengthy and expensive adoption process. If America had a better adoption system, adults would be more willing to adopt these poor kids. Currently, America’s adoption system is extremely corrupt and needs to make some changes as to how the system works, or
Teens that select adoption for their child enable them to obtain a suitable, stable family lifestyle. Teenagers are not able to parcel out entire care for their child. They lack education required to come into possession of a job that can provide enough income to have all the necessities it takes to raise a child and support a family. Young adults also have an absence family stability and marriage. “Only 20 percent of fathers marry the teen mother of their child and 80 percent of these fathers pay less than 800 dollars per year for child support” (Abma). Children need a better foundation in their family. This instability tends to cause the child to perform poorly in school and may have to repeat a grade. However, children placed in adoptive care foresee a much brighter future. “Children who are adopted as infants often have higher levels of health, self-esteem, and family support” (National Campaign). Health, self-esteem, and education are all vital for a young child. Teen parenting deprives these kids of the abili...
who his real parents are could save the child’s life. An adopted child should have the
In order to address the disproportion of minority children who wait to be adopted, we must first consider the requirements one faces to be able to be a perspective adopting parent. The adoption process starts off by choosing an adoption agency. Next, the agency will send someone to the prospective parents’ home to gather informat...
According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting system, in 2011 there were 104, 236 children waiting to be adopted in the United States (p. 4). Adoption is the legal process an individual or family goes through to gain legal custody of a child in foster care. This child’s parents have lost custody of their child because they have been deemed unfit to raise the child, either because of neglect or abuse. After the child is removed from the horrible situation, he or she is taken by child services and placed in a foster home or with a family member. This system is in place to protect children from further abuse, neglect and trauma. Today, children in foster care are in the system for a very short period of time; there is a push to getting them out of a foster home and transition into a safe, loving and permanent environment. The foster care system is run the way it is because of the implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.
Adoption is such a great thing, and provides many children, with a family they have always wanted. There are local adoptions, domestic adoptions within families, and international adoptions. Even though adoption is a wonderful thing, there can be a negative side as well. There is always a risk of the children not bonding with the adoptive parents. These children, unfortunately, are at a higher risk for mental health disorders, and also, they are at risk for abandonment issues. There are community programs that aim to help adoptive parents, and the children.
Or what about a situation where a child you closely know is in need of a loving family? Maybe you were adopted, or your life has been deeply touched by adoption. Wouldn 't you want to benefit others lives in the same way? Now of course there are numerous hardships and dangers of adoption as well. The process of adoption can take anywhere from quite a few months to several years. You must connect with adoption agencies, complete home studies, submit important documents, and fill out possibly endless amounts of paperwork. The financial implications can also be quite large for the different required services to become an adoptive family. Also, when adopting, you don 't always know what you are getting yourself into. What health or behavioral issues will my new child have? Will they be strong and healthy? Or was their birth mother irresponsible during pregnancy causing developmental issues? All these aspects from how to adopt, why to adopt, and hardships of adoption will factor into ones decision to adopt and pursuing that decision, or
I am five months pregnant and single, I am in a situation that I never thought that I would have to face. As far as life experiences go, I can truly tell you that dealing with pregnancy at eight-teen is truly a life changing and stressful event.
It 's 2015, same sex marriage is legalized in the U.S., yet not all adoption agencies allow homosexual couples to adopt. It is only allowed by law to have homosexuals to a joint adoption in 11 states. Adoption has been around since the 1920’s and has been a way to help orphan children gain a family. Not everyone is willing to adopt, whether it is because they don 't want a child, or they have children of their own, and it is not in their budget to adopt another. In the end there is still a large quantity of orphaned children hoping and waiting for a chance to be loved and welcomed by a family. There is an estimated amount of 153 million orphans world -wide and there are 397,122 children in the United States without a permanent family or a home. There is a way to fix that by allowing gay couples to adopt. Throughout the years America has proven their acceptance