PSY 241 - Developmental Psychology: Family Structure and Dynamics

Findings reveal that regardless of the type of openness, these adoptive parents generally feel positive about knowing the birth parents and having contact with them, are comfortable with open adoption, and see it serving the child's best interests.

Seven interviews were conducted with Canadian lesbian and queer adoptive parents to examine the mental health impact of adoption and identify barriers to accessing health and social services. Adoptive parents described multiple challenges related to the adoption process and becoming a parent.

This article reports that "what was once thought of as a typical household is being redefined."

This article reports that "Today there are children with six or eight grandparents, step-grandparents and grandparent-equivalents."

Moyer, A. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2017). ‘We were not planning on this, but …’: Adoptive parents' reactions and adaptations to unmet expectations. Child & Family Social Work, 22(S1), 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12219

From the American Psychological Association.

From Very Well Family

From GoodTherapy.org