Sometimes pregnant women think "no one would want to adopt my baby because ______." According to the National Council for Adoption's 2002 Adoption Fact Book IV, the article titled "Adoption and Demand to Adopt by Women: 2002 National Survey of Family Growth; By Jo Jones, Ph.D." reports that:- 89% of women currently seeking to adopt would prefer or accept a mildly disabled child.
- 79% of women currently seeking to adopt would prefer or accept a child aged 2-5 years old.
- 75% of women currently seeking to adopt would prefer or accept two or more siblings.
- 84% of white women currently seeking to adopt would prefer or accept a black child, and 95% would prefer or accept a child of a race other than black or white.
- 75% of black women currently seeking to adopt would prefer or accept a white child, and 93% would prefer or accept a child of a race other than black or white.
You may find it helpful to read the chapters titled "Should She Make an Adoption Plan?", "Should We Adopt the Baby?", "Should They Marry?" and "Should She Parent Alone?" in our book "How To Survive Your Teen's Pregnancy."
November is National Adoption Month. Take time to research adoption with your pregnant daughter, along with single parenting and marriage. Then, no matter which of these roads she chooses, she can feel confident that the decision was made with care and thought instead of off-handedly. When things are tough in the future (because life can be hard no matter what we choose), she can remind herself that she actively chose her road instead of saying "I wish I had considered ______."
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