Intercultural Adoption Being a child in the world today can be confusing and complicated. Dealing with peer pressure, family pressures and growing pains may feel insurmountable to a child that's struggling to gain their identity. Learning who they are and where they fit within the context of a family is more complicated for children growing up in adoptive families than it is for children growing up in their genetic families. Intercultural adoption adds another layer …showed first 75 words of 802 total…

…showed last 75 words of 802 total…on behalf of their child, the better equipped the child will be to live in a society where heritage still matters. Children, no matter their race or ethnic background are a gift from God. If adoptive parents are willing to love and care for a child of a different race or ethnic group and also help them to embrace both cultures, then I think the child will grow to be an open-minded and unique adult.