Adoption: Open Or Closed
There are two different routes to do adoption. There is open adoption and closed adoption. Open adoption is when the biological parents can still have contact with their child either through mail, or face to face visits. In open adoption the adoptive parents and biological parents can know varying degrees of each other’s personal information. Closed adoption, also called confidential adoption, only works if the child is an infant. The biological parents, most of the time only the biological mother is involved, information is sealed and the adoptive parents know nothing about them. The biological parents also know nothing about the adoptive parents or the child. The information stays sealed forever, unless, the child …show more content…
It depends on their preference. Many people choose open for the sake of staying connected. James Gritter, author of “An Open Adoption Policy Is Best.”, says open adoption really does work--not every time and not with equally satisfying results each time--but it does work… For the risks associated with open adoption, it was quickly apparent that our adoptive parents enjoyed it. They liked the candor. They liked the greater control over the experience that open adoption gave them. They like the improved information they received.

Open adoption gives the birth parent a new sense of reassurance. They know the child is in good care. They can see their child, and still be apart of the child’s life.
Closed adoption has its benefits also. Closed adoption gives the option of privacy. William Pierce, author of “Removing Privacy Protections Will Threaten the Future of Infant Adoption.”, says
From the vantage point of history, clearly secrecy was well intended. It developes a means to protect adoptees and birthparents from the censure of their communities...In positive terms, secrecy sought to preserve the opportunity for adoptees and birthparents to participate in their communities as full-status …show more content…
Open adoption gives the birthparents the rights of when they want to visit their child. It is not demanded that they visit the child every other Thursday at 3 p.m. Adam Pertman author of “ How The Adoption Revolution is Transforming America” says
There undeniably are pitfalls in “open adoption,” and imprecise term applied to an array of arrangements in which birth parents stay involved after placing a child. Some problems derive for the specific personalities which buth parents stay involved, but many are characteristics of various phases of openness, as everyone tries to deal with the emotional uncertainty and, If direct contact is included, to determine their boundaries and sort out their evolving roles.
Children will not always understand why their birth parents are constantly in and out of their life. They will not understand that the birth parents may be doing drugs or other illegal things. And only coming back to visit on their own terms to be perceived as a “good” birth parent. A Child does not understand that and can end up with deep commitment issues. Open adoption is hard on both