Single parent adoption

Introduction

Single parent can be any person who has a dependent child or children and who is divorced, unmarried or widowed. This concept applies to this parent who have day to day responsibilities of raising their child or children who does not categorize them as the primary caregiver that is not living with respect to partner or spouse. Historically death of a partner is usually the cause of single parenting. It can result from separation of husband and wife, or due to death of one partner or due to divorce. Statistics shows that the father has less commonly primary caregiver in past but now this are not the case (American baby, pp, 1). Even father can also take care of the child or children. In last 20 years, there has a huge increase in the adoption of single parent. This concept is widely encouraged now throughout the world single parent adoption is not subject to married peoples or couples only. Now the world has changed a lot, and anyone who can support and give actual time can adopt a child without getting married. A number of reasons have encouraged the acceptance of single parent adoption and families. With so many children living in very worst environment, now agencies have been showing more interest to consider unmarried women and men as ideal prospective for these poor children who without any cause is facing so much in his or her infant ages. According to recent research it has been proved that children who are raised in single parent families show more progress and healthy involvement with friends as compare to those who are raised with their actual families. Despite the greater acceptance of this concept in this world, however, few people still belief in the traditional view of parenting i.e. that a child proper care and love by a father and mother for goof and healthy growth and development.

Discussion

American children spend an average time of three years in foster care, in order to become eligible for adoption. This adoption process is very essential in order to analyze the perfect family for the children. More than 62% spend around 3 to 4 years to get adopted but once they get adopted (Children rights, pp, 1). Following are the rights they are entitled to:

1.The right to belong to a family to whom they got adopted, they must feel that they are part of the ...