HDFS 334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Attachment Disorder, Foster Care, Impermanence
27 May 2019
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During stepparent transition babysitter model bio parent has lead role. 24 years affinity seeking polite outsider trusted friend young children accept more quickly subsequent years less resistance. Characteristics of successful stepfamily realistic 4 positive expectations. Clear roles dy boundaries open communication and empathy flexibility relationship building. Types of adoption from foster care system from adoption agency international adoption adoption of step child vs closed open. Adoption as risk adopted children are overrepresented in mental heath system. Adoption as protection compared to others in similar situations. Some issues faced by parents of adopted children loss and grief postadoption depression attachment depends upon nature adoptive parents child "s age child "s previous attachment experiences , reactive attachment disorder siblings international adoption multicultural differences identity issues. Communicating about adoption birth " or first mother instead of real mother birth family made a plan to care birth parents able to take. Don"t sugarcoat . normalize sadness speak positively of birth parents.
