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To Protect, Love and Nurture

The Journey From Single Person to Adoptive Family

By Mark Stackpole

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  • Protect and Nurture
    "A 24-7 job for parents," says Pasztor.
  • Meet Developmental Needs and Address Any Developmental Delays
    "These can include educational, physical, social, emotional, spiritual and ethnic needs," Pasztor says.
  • Support the Child's Feelings About Birth Parents
    "No matter how much or how little contact children have with their birth parents, they will still have feelings about them that can affect behaviors," says Pasztor. "Children need to feel connected to their roots, and adoptive parents must help them feel a positive identity."
  • Connect Children to a Safe and Nurturing Relationship That Will Last a Lifetime
    "Know them," says Pasztor. "Love them forever. You can't give them back."
  • Work as a Member of a Professional Team
    "Adoptive parents will need some guidance through the process and must work collaboratively with the agency in the best needs of the child," Pasztor says.

From her perspective, adoptive parents' ability to commit to these ideals is far more important than their marital status. Being married does not necessarily mean that you can provide for the needs of children. "If single parents are committed, they can do a wonderful job," says Pasztor. "Adoptive agencies, both public and private, should be delighted to work with single people looking to adopt as long as they can make the children the centerpiece."


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