“Life is already hard enough”: Lesbian and gay adoptive parents’ experiences and concerns after the 2016 presidential election.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaitlin A. Gabriele-Black ◽  
Abbie E. Goldberg ◽  
Melissa H. Manley ◽  
Reihonna L. Frost
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Parents Experiences

Adoption: Lesbian and Gay Adoptive Parents

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie E. Goldberg ◽  
April Moyer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Adoptive Parent ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Gay Parents ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Adoptive Parenthood

Adoption by lesbian and gay parents is becomingly increasingly common. This entry presents an overview of the limited research that has focused on lesbian and gay adoptive parents. Specifically, this entry addresses the experience of adoptive parenthood for lesbian and gay parents, with emphasis on the decision-making process (that is, choosing adoption, choosing an agency, choosing an adoption type, and specifying child characteristics), the transition to adoptive parenthood, the psychological adjustment of the adoptive parents and their children, and the adoptive parent–child relationship. We end with recommendations for future research and implications for practitioners and policymakers.

Conceived Through Rape/Incest? Adoptive Parents’ Experiences Managing Uncertainty and Disclosure Surrounding their Children's Origins

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-208
Author(s):  
Abbie E. Goldberg ◽  
Melissa H. Manley ◽  
Reihonna L. Frost ◽  
Nora M. McCormick
Keyword(s):  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Parents Experiences

“There Is No Perfect School”: The Complexity of School Decision‐Making Among Lesbian and Gay Adoptive Parents

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 684-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie E. Goldberg ◽  
Katherine R. Allen ◽  
Kaitlin A. Black ◽  
Reihonna L. Frost ◽  
Melissa H. Manley
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Lesbian And Gay

Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents’ Experiences with Pediatricians: A Mixed-Methods Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie E. Goldberg ◽  
Reihonna L. Frost ◽  
Melissa H. Manley ◽  
Nora M. McCormick ◽  
JuliAnna Z. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Parents Experiences

scholarly journals “Born Under My Heart”: Adoptive Parents' Use of Metaphors to Make Sense of Their Past, Present, and Future

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072110273
Author(s):  
Lucas Hackenburg ◽  
Toni Morgan ◽  
Eve Brank
Keyword(s):  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Parents Experiences

Metaphors provide the opportunity to make sense of our experiences and share them with others. The current research qualitatively examined interviews with adoptive parents who had adopted through intercountry or private adoptions. Throughout their interviews, each participant used at least one metaphor in describing their experiences of adopting and raising their child. Overarchingly, the metaphor of “Adoption is a journey” encapsulated parents’ experiences. To demonstrate the journey, parents used metaphors to describe the past, present, and future. Metaphors of the past focused on their child's trauma and the origin of how the child came to join their family. Metaphors used to describe the present were challenge metaphors, including child's behaviors and finding support, coping metaphors, and balance metaphors. Lastly, metaphors of the future included guiding and commitment metaphors. In addition to metaphors, parents used symbolic rituals to connect their children with their past and current family. From metaphors, we offer several practical implications for postadoption intervention. First, interventions should be developed to meet participants where they are. Second, interventions should focus on the overall picture of adoption, as parents make sense of their past experiences and their ideals about the future. Lastly, services should focus on tools, not fixes.

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