Closed adoption is when a parent or parents adopt a child
but the records of the biological parents are kept a
secret.
Obviously, this can only be done with newborns and very
young children who haven’t grown up around their biological
parents.
This was one of the first types of adoption but more and
more people are opting for open adoptions now.
Closed adoption guarantees that the adoptive and biological
parents know nothing about each other. When the child
reaches age 18, they may want to find out about their
biological parents and that can sometimes be arranged by
certain organizations.
Closed adoptions are great for those who want to truly have
the feeling of being a parent with no outside interference.
Usually, the child is an infant or toddler when the
adoption occurs and the adoptive parents raise them
completely like their own blood.
This has some benefits to the adoptive parents that other
adoption choices don’t have. There is no dealing with the
biological family and very little chance of a difficult
situation arising in the future.
Closed adoptions can be easier on a child because to them,
they have always had one set of parents. As they grow up
however, these parents or other family members may reveal
to them that they are adopted and this can cause some
stress but if they are old enough, they can appreciate the
situation.
There are lots of services and counseling options that can
help a child if they find out they are adopted at the wrong
time.
