Persuasive Essay On Adoption

Adopting a child into a family where biological children already Exist

When a parent is deciding to adopt a child around the ages of 6-8 and already has biological child, the son or daughter is bound to have their own opinion on the adoption. They will either be all for the adoption, completely against it or they won’t be sure about it. But this will only apply to the biological children who are not yet sure, because I cannot change the mind of children set on the idea that getting adopted sibling will be horrible. Now I understand why they would be against the idea of receiving a new sibling. The child who is biologically related to the parents considering adoption, won’t have grown up around the new sibling, and won’t know how to communicate

Adoption: when you legally join a parentless child and a family. The child doesn’t have a place to call home and no one to take care of them, either because they were given up into adoption or both parents are not alive anymore. In fact, in 2014, 264,746 children entered the foster care system, which was the highest number in at least 5 years (The AFCARS Report, p. 1). Not only that but also in 2014, there were 415,129 children in foster care, the highest number in at least 5 years (The AFCARS Report p. 1). Yes, not growing up around the 6-8 year old about to be adopted child is a good argument, but they didn’t grow up with you either. Only difference is that they don’t have anyone to take care of them anymore. They will need a family who is willing to accept them. Not only that, but in 2014, 15% of the children in foster care were in the ages between 7 through 8 (The AFCARS Report, p. 2). It is a big percentage considering that is including the ages of 1 until 20. They may not know anything about each other which will make them less likely to know how to communicate with each other yet. However, they didn’t always know how to communicate with their best friend either! You learn it over time, and who knows, both of them could click and be instant friends! Just because they haven’t known the about each other their whole life doesn’t mean they won’t like each

Not only that but adoption isn’t for everyone, however the about to be adopted child will most definitely have a fear of being abandoned (Norma Kolko Phillips, p.123). Because of that they will likely not be open to the biological children for a while. However, if the biological child recognizes that, and also that by supporting their parents idea’s on adoption, they can help one of the hundreds of thousands children waiting to be adopted in the U.S.! Though it is only one out of the thousands of children, giving that one child a happy life is completely worth it. In fact, only 1/4th of the children got adopted from unrelated parents in the year of 2014 (The AFCARS Report, p. 1). Also in 2014, there were 28,058 children who had lived in foster care for five or more years and the older they get, the less likely they will be adopted (The AFCARS Report, p. 2). By the time they turn 18 and 19 they leave the system without having a parents and siblings to help guide, and become best friends with them. Even if the biological children and the adopted child don’t get along the first day, if the biological child knows what good they are doing I’m sure they would be much more open to the idea! If they are willing to lay down their own opinions on a new sibling, they can save the life of a child stuck in the foster care