Transracial and Transcultural Adoption

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All over the country the term “transracial adoption” is usually referred to the placement of children of a different color or children from another country with Caucasian adoptive parents. The number of young Caucasian children in the United States has decreased in the past years, and there are some adoption agencies that have Caucasian children but do not accept singles or applicants older than 40 years old (Transracial and Transcultural Adoption). There are some prospective adoptive parents that feel very connected to a specific race of cultural because of their ancestry or through personal experience from their past, such as traveling or military service. Others just like to reach out to children in need, not matter where they come from. Adoption experts have a little bit of a different opinion about this kind of adoptions. There is strong evidence that children can benefit and thrive in a transracial adoption situation.
Some say that children who are up for adoption should always be placed with a family with at least one parent of the same race or culture as the child, so the child can develop a strong racial or cultural identity. There are other adoption experts that say race should not be considered at all when selecting a family for a child (Transracial and Transcultural Adoption). To them, a loving family that can meet the needs of a specific child is all that matters. It is very important to be prepared for transracial adoptions because it will introduce you to all types of aspects of adoptive parenthood, helps you learn about adoptive issues.
Transracial adoption is the legal adoption of children of one race or ethnic group by a family that is of a different race or ethnic group by a family that is of a different race ...

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