Support For Those Who Adopt Transracially

Brandi, a visitor to our blog, asked the following question in a comment on a post about teenage adoptees. This article is very intersting. Does anyone know of any support groups that assist families in delaing with the issues they may face while raising a child of a different color? Brandi, You didn’t mention if you’re looking for an online or offline group. I’d like to invite you to join our adoption forum...

Transracial Adoption

When we first started the adoption process, transracial adoption wasn’t an option that I had ever thought of. I just assumed we would adopt a white skinned child. I also never considered adopting siblings. I just assumed we would adopt one child at a time. It’s not that we were against transracial or sibling adoptions…we just never really thought about it. Well…you know what happens when you assume....

Transracial Adoption Video

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Transracial Adoption

Striking a deadly blow to racism by James S. Goff Racism is defined as ‘‘the belief in the superiority of one race over another and antagonism based on this belief.” However, racism is more complicated, divisive and pervasive than this simple definition provides. It is like a dark shadow that travels among humans, robbing them of their self worth and identity every chance it gets. It sees the weakness and shallowness in...

Transracial Adoption

13 things to consider before adopting transracially. Adopting a child of a different race is not something everybody is comfortable doing. Two of my three children are biracial (black/white) and and my husband & I are white. My third child is white although she is biologically related to her siblings. Because they came home to us as a multiracial sibling group, they don’t have a lot of the racial issues other...

Transracial Adoption

Transracial or transcultural adoption means placing a child who is of one race or ethnic group with adoptive parents of another race or ethnic group. In the United States these terms usually refer to the placement of children of color or children from another country with Caucasian adoptive parents.People choose to adopt transracially or transculturally for a variety of reasons. Fewer young Caucasian children are available...

Transracial Adoption

Several of our adoption forum members have adopted transracially. When asked to share what advice they would give to those considering adopting transracially, they shared their thoughts and advice. ** That if they had to ‘talk themselves into this’….then they shouldn’t be doing it. ** If they are caucasian themselves, once they adopt a baby of color, their family will forever be categorized as a family...