What Are The Needs Of Other Members Of The Birthmothers And Birthfathers Families?
Many birthparents who make adoption plans are already parents. Their older children may be able to understand that their mother is pregnant and making an adoption plan for the expected child. We trust birthparents to decide how to handle this given their greater understanding of the needs of their children. We also make ourselves available to talk with birthparents about various ideas about how to help their children adjust to the impending adoption plan. It may be important to address the older sibling’s fears that they could be placed for adoption. It may also be important for the birthparents to actively reassure them that they are secure. Sometimes the other children have questions that they don’t know how to articulate. As birthparents consider being open with their other child(ren) about the adoption plan, they may wish to hide the adoption plan out of a wish to protect the child or a wish to avoid witnessing that child’s feelings which may include anger or grief. Where birthpare
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