Sentences with phrase «identities as adoptees»

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Such adoptees do about as well on a wide range of indicators of self - esteem and ethnic identity formation as their non-adopted siblings.

Feelings of loss, grief, rejection and shame as well as identity issues, intimacy problems and problems with the evolution of self - control are all identified as life - long issues for adoptees, natural parents and even for the people who adopt in Deborah N. Silverstein and Sharon Kaplan's «Lifelong Issues in Adoption» available on the internet.

I counsel adoptees - at various life stages - as they are seeking to understand how adoption may affect their identity, exploring loss and intimacy issues, examining relationships with family and friends, and navigating the complexities of the search and reunion process.»