Hello everybody!
Today I will be writing about adoption. It`s one of the topics that caught my attention since I was a child, I don`t know exactly why. But, my theory is because I cannot imagine why people, who
want to have children don't think about adopting, they only think about biological children. I've been obsessed about this impression about people for years.
Besides, people have many prejudices about adoption. Well, that is true, children given in adoption, in general, come from families with relationship problems with parents who had difficulties
during their childhood, where they were neglected, left, or lived situations of
abuse. They didn't have the experience of being cared and didn't learn to care about somebody. I hardly believe it isn't necessary to judge their parents for it.
In my opinion, there are two relevant facts about adoption in Chile: The number of
adoptions is fairly low. Nowadays, it's near 18.000 children, between 0 and 18 years, who live in protection centers, and only 510 children were given in adoption during 2015. It's a heartbreaking reality. Secondly, it's extremely difficult to have a quick process to adopt. In fact, the shortest waiting time is 24 months, namely two years, and the longest waiting time could be 5 years or more.
Well, this is all for this week. Enjoy your long weekend!
Hello there
ResponderEliminarAdoption is such a very interesting topic and i think that it is something that should be more relevant on the social agenda.
Anyway, enjoy your long weekend too, greetings.
Hi, Grace!
ResponderEliminarThe problems of adoption are too near to me...
I agree with you, the number of adoptions is fairly low, and it's extremely difficult to adopt in Chile.
Maybe the people are suspicious of a not biological children, and prefer to take care about his own blood. That's talk about a constant atmosphere of distrust in our society...
Greetings