Adoption

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This paper proposes a study to determine whether closed adoption, as opposed to open adoption, where the adoptive parents and the birth family all work together in varying degrees to provide the child with the most optimal upbringing, is really better for the child. It examines previously published literature in the quest to find the answer and explores several child theories regarding the best interest of the child when it comes to having open or closed adoptions. The study concludes that open adoption is the best solution for the general well-being of the child.

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"The argument for open adoption is strong when one looks at the evidence and the research that has been done on the topic. Experts agree that one of the problems for adopted children and adults is the fact that they do not have any sense of who they are. In addition, who they are is supposed to be ignored and forgotten as they pretend this new family is the only family they have ever had(Smith, 2001).
Kirschner also draws from the writings of B.J. Lifton, an adoptee who has generalized her own unhappiness with adoption."

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