What Is Open Adoption?

Learn more about open adoption. Adoptive parents often hear the refrain that they are a family just like any other. However, adoptive families are formed for different reasons and by different means from biological families. This presents adoptive parents with their own set of parenting challenges such as the ones listed above.

[christinaregula]

Barbara, I am so overjoyed I found your channel! My husband and I adopted our daughter a year and a half ago through the county we lived in. We were her extremely blessed that she was an infant when we brought her home and finalized the adoption when she was just 9months old. When beginning the adoption process my husband and I thought closed adoption was the less complicated option if you will, but I have my moments when I almost wish it were more open, like you said even if just now for medical history. We were pursuing adoption of a second through a private agency, but are on hold with them now and only active on the public county list. Our biggest concern is how our daughter (now 2yo) would adapt if we adopt a sibling for her who has an open adoption, and are very concerned this is unfair to her. Do you feel considering our daughter has a closed adoption, that we should only pursue closed adoptions to not cause her any more challenges? Thank you.