Jones M L
Child Welfare. 1979 Jan;58(1):27-34.
The development of an adoptive relationship for children who have been in the limbo of foster care is a continuous process. It is unrealistic to expect these families to live happily ever after. Agencies must begin developing regular services to meet the special needs of the families being created. To a large extent the issues that will have to be worked through relate to the stages of preparation outlined in this paper. Each stage in the child's growth may activate unresolved issues around the grief at the biological parents' rejection, confusion about identity or difficulty in working through problems. Future adoptive home recruitment must take this into account by providing training and other supports to families considering adopting the older child.
对于处于寄养困境中的儿童来说，建立收养关系是一个持续的过程。期望这些家庭从此过上幸福的生活是不现实的。机构必须开始提供定期服务，以满足新组建家庭的特殊需求。在很大程度上，需要解决的问题与本文所述的准备阶段有关。孩子成长的每个阶段都可能引发围绕亲生父母拒绝所带来的悲伤、身份认同困惑或解决问题困难等未解决的问题。未来收养家庭的招募必须考虑到这一点，为考虑收养大龄儿童的家庭提供培训和其他支持。
