By Jaime

SandbergFor

ENG-122-509

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CAN A NON-BIOLOGICAL PARENT

LOVE AND ADEQUATELY CARE

FOR A CHILD THAT IS NOT BIOLOGICALLY

CONNECTED TO THEM?

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The comparison that non-biological parents don’t have

that “special” connection with their children is

ignorant!

ANYONE CAN BE A BIOLOGICAL PARENT!

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I believe that a majority of parents that do not have a biological

connection to a child can show love and support to that child equally

MY OPINION

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MY VIEWS ON STEP-PARENTS

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I have seen many step-parents labeled as inadequate in their parenting skillsMany because the child is struggling to accept them

My husband and his family have shown me that a step-parent and step-family can take in children as their own

MY VIEWS ON STEP-PARENTS

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MY VIEWS ON ADOPTIVE PARENTS

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I have seen many adoptive parents struggle through the adoption process only to be labeled not as adequate as a biological parent The stereotype that they cannot love their children because they do not have a biological connection is unfair and unfounded

MY VIEWS ON ADOPTIVE PARENTS

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Arguing FOR the non-biological parents and AGAINST the judgment that they are not capable of caring for children at an equal emotional

level as a biological parent is.

MY ARGUMENT

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OBSTACLES STEP-PARENTS

FACE

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Could it possibly be that the biological parent is keeping the stereotype of a step-parent alive?Subconsciously the biological parent could be signaling their tensions to the children, which can cause a ripple effect in the relationship with the step-parent

Maybe a close relative of the biological parent is swaying the child’s or the biological parent, themselves opinion of the step-parent’s parenting skills

Maybe the other biological parent is swaying the image the children have of the step-parent

OBSTACLES STEP-PARENTS FACE

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OBSTACLES ADOPTIVE

PARENTS FACE

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Fear that the birth parent could come back into the picture and take the child back This can cause a disconnect with the child for fear of loving

them and losing themFear that the child will ask to meet the parent

someday and end up liking them more This also can cause a disconnect with the child

Emptiness felt because of the inability to have a child biologically This can cause resentment of the child This can also cause a disconnect with the child of they

don’t meet the parents standards (which would be sloughed off as “If you were my biological child”)

OBSTACLES ADOPTIVE PARENTS FACE