Understanding of Adoption Terminology
  • We believe that in response to the developmental needs of the children, adoptive parents should equip themselves to help the children to know about adoption.
  • Adoptive parents can become the facilitator and educator about adoption to the society.
  • Learning positive adoptive language (PAL) is the first step.
Rather than: We Suggest:

Real Parent(s), Natural Parent(s)

Birthparent(s), Birthmother(s), Birthfather(s), Biological Parent(s)

Own Child

Birth Child, Biological Child

My Adopted Child

My Child

An Unwanted Child

An Unplanned or Unexpected Child

A Hard to Place Child

A Child with Special Placement Needs

An Illegitimate Child

A Child of Unmarried Parents

Put Up for Adoption, Adopt Out,

Give up a Child, Sign Off

Make an Adoption Plan, Choose Adoption

Foreign Adoption

International Adoption, Intercountry Adoption

Track Down or Find

Root Tracing, Root Search

To Keep a Child

To Parent a Child

Is Adopted

Was Adopted

Gotcha Day

Happy Adoption Day, Family Day

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