We have the potential to help people of all ages, races and genders around the world. I think adoption is a wonderful way to help mothers who cannot afford to pay for their children at some point, such as teenage mothers who are still in school. Adoption gives people a second chance. A mother who gives up her child for adoption can provide her with enormous opportunities to get her life in order before having another child. Additionally, adopted children will be placed in a loving and caring family and will live a better life than they would have had with their biological parents, who could not provide them with everything they needed. In most cases, children will not be placed with an adoptive family if the court does not find that the home attempting to adopt is mentally, emotionally, and financially stable. There are many types of adoption. The most common are open adoption, closed adoption and semi-open adoption. Open adoption is when the child has the chance to develop a one-on-one relationship with their birth parents. Closed adoption is a case where the adoptive parents and birth parents have not met and do not intend for the child to come into contact with their birth parents. Semi-open adoption occurs when a child is placed with an adoptive family and the adoptive parents write letters or send photos of the child's development. Other types of adoption are: international adoption, adoption of a waiting child, adoption of a stepchild and finally adoption of an adult. International and domestic adoption are also a type of adoption. They are both somewhat similar and somewhat different. They both consist of a legal transfer of parental rights and responsibilities from a child's biological parent or another guardian. The o...... middle of paper ...... are adopted into families who don't know they are adopted until they are a little older. The reason is that the older the child is, the more he will understand. Teenagers who are told they are adopted may take it the hard way and feel unwanted and unaccepted, and may feel like they are not accepted by others. Additionally, a teenager may experience a different feeling than their peers. People already know that there is no other time in life when people want to fit in, be part of a group like they do in adolescence. Being adopted creates many feelings of difference. Often an adopted child may look different than their adoptive parents because they may be of a different race or culture, but in some cases this is the case. The feelings that arise around these differences must be addressed, otherwise it may negatively affect the child's sense of self-worth and security within the adoptive family...