Perspectives on Challenged Family Building

I don’t typically write blogs about current adoption news stores. However, the story that has come from Oklahoma is certainly troublesome. I can’t stop thinking about the Good Morning America segment that launched the story of the Wescott’s and their 11-year-old adopted son to the national spotlight.

I think what bothers me most is that coverage [...]

Adoption dissolution, “rehoming” in lay terms, is an emotionally charged issue for all involved. Actually, perhaps no topic in adoption generates as many feelings, observations, opinions and controversy as does a child leaving a family after the finalization of the adoption.
 
Much research has attempted to determine the causes of adoption dissolution. If we know the [...]