Adoption: A Source of Maltreatment and Violation of Child Rights

Abstract

The presence of a child at home greatly adorns its socio-emotional ambience, but it also involves enormous responsibilities on the part of the parents for shaping his personality and educating him. But, sadly enough, young children are often found to be victims of abuse, neglect, and maltreatment especially in the case of adoptive situations. Adoption of children is associated with many dreams of the would-be parents. However, it is often accompanied by many complications that may come from the parents, from the child, from their interactions, and finally from the developmental course. Parents need to be resilient enough to understand and to tolerate the emotional upheavals during the transitional phase of parenthood. Otherwise, young adopted children could be victims of maltreatment and violation of child rights. Hence, it is absolutely important for adoptive parents to be emotionally well-educated so that they could promise a niche of a home to their children. It is only then that these adopted children would feel like settling down, physically, emotionally, and socially. The great task of psychologists and policy-makers is to take into account the possible reality scenario and reorient themselves accordingly for action.