SteemAlive presents : ProWritersHub (W2). Adoption. The issues, the challenges, And the realities on ground.
Introduction
Adoption has come to stay. While some people are still against it. But personally I did not see any thing wrong in doing Adoption. People who has children also go for adoption so adoption is not only ment for childless couples.
What is Adoption?
Adoption is the social, emotional, and legal process in which children who were not the biological offsprings of the parents becomes full and permanent legal members of another family.
Different issues an adopted child faces
Adopted children are faced with the challenges of coping with his/ her new home.Seeing different people as parents,he is faced with the challenge if accepting the parents and coping with the environment they have found themselves.This may include both psychological,mental,social and environmental changes.
Also,some of the adopted children are faced with with certain fears.Some are been adopted to be used as rituals,some are not even taken care of,some are faced with fear about their future while others who are not loved and maltreated see themselves as being unfortunate.
The legal implications of adoption
1. Total transfer of rights to the adopting child: Once a child has been adopted to any family, there is automatically a transfer of parental- child rights to the child concerned. The child bears the right a biological child of the family bears and as such is entitled to the privileges of a child.
2. Total transfer of rights to the adopting parents : Also, there is a transfer if parental rights to the parents. The child becomes a legal child of the parents. They become the parents of that child and they provide parental rights, duties and care to such child. The take the child to become theirs from that time.
3. Right to inherit from the adopting parents: The child also has the rights to inherit the properties and the possessions of the parents. Any rights accrued to a child is given to him. He inherit from the parents any inheritance meant to possess by the children.
4 Assumption of parental duties and obligation : The parents of the adopted child will start performing their parental duties and obligations to the child concerned. The take the child as theirs and fulfill all obligation a parent should fulfill to his child.
How is adoption viewed in your community?
In my community Adoption is viewed in a negative perspective. Some people did not see it as a way to help parents who are looking for children to get one and as such is seen as a laziness and uncalled for. But if done legally and in a right way.The adopted child will inherit the possessions of the adopted family.
How do you personally view it?
I don't see adoption as a taboo as long as it's done legally. It is a way to help parents who couldn't have a child get one. Adoption wouldn't be considered an option if it's done with a wrong perspective and mindset or done through the wrong way.By this,I mean when the right process is not duely followed.
Ways to handle the challenges of adoption
Firstly, the adopting parents should be responsible enough to take good care of the child adopted.They shouldn't be such people who wouldn't take care of the child thereby creating a menace in the society.
Also,the intention of the adoption should be clearly stated and followed.Parents shouldn't adopt for selfish reasons.It shouldn't be done for rituals and any other factor that is contrary to the act.
Lastly,the adoption act must be strictly followed to ensure that the adoption is done legally and the rights are duely transfered to the adopting parents.
Will you recommend it?
Yes, I will recommend it as it brings happiness to childless homes and make them become one like those with children.It makes them have sense of fulfillment and belonging in their various families and societies.It also makes way for continuity in such families.
Conclusion
If you are of age and you are in love with children and you dont have one yet you can adopt legally and take care of the child like your own. It brings blessing. I means children. This is my take on adoption.
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addition is some how bad because the child will not have that feeling the way your child should love you.
Are you serious. I dont think so. When you treat the child right the love will come naturally.
Actually you can treat the child right but that love a child should have for his/her parents won't be there
Well. I have seen you wouldn't even know that is adopted child.
it may work, but not for everybody
@okere-blessing the way your community are viewing it I think they are very wrong because some many people have married for years and God has not blessed with a kid and those children comes with luck, you can bring them into your house and God with bless you with you own kid and for sharing with us.
My dear. Na so i see am ooooh. ThankGod for civilization.
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You are on point, I've read about some couples who did this and later on had their own children.
I also want to add that even families who have had children sometimes go for adoption.
Adoption is one activity that will continue until the end of times because there would always be need for it which include but not limited to childlessness, inability to have male or female children and inability to get married can only make people to prefer adoption.
Is this possible.To spend money to adopt a child and then use them for rituals???
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It is almost impossible for a person to do that but at times it is possible for some persons because of their selfish interest
Most people in my community believe that these children can sometimes be adopted for malicious purposes. I mean well exposed and educated people. They do not go about telling others what they feel though but the fear is there hidden in their minds and you only get to know when you hear them speak about their fears for adoption.
That's hundred percent true,it has brought happiness and lasting marriage for some families
Yes thank you every much.
You have shared a true reality in our society. Adoption is not widely welcomed or appreciated for a lot of reasons. Couples who choose this path are either shamed or discouraged from completing the steps required to adopt a child or children.
Yes is not Actually welcomed. But civilization is changing the mind of those that sees it as a taboo.
What you said concerning how people viewed Adoption in your city is very true is how the viewed it too in my own city . but for me adoption is good but before someone go into it he should check very on the family he wants to adopt not a family that has bad image in the society @okere-blessing what you said concerning Adoption is well cleared and convinced to me thank you
Thank you very much. It shows that you have a community that beliefs in some wired things like mine. Hahahaha
Adopted children really faces lots of trauma in their life but thank God people are coming to realize that it is not really a bad thing and that it was because of the situation of the family that they got themselves into adopting a child.
Yes people has started knowing that is not really a bad thing. Thanks for reading my post.
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