The phrase "adoption experience" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the process or journey of adopting a child or the feelings and events associated with that process.
Example: "The adoption experience can be both challenging and rewarding for families."
Alternatives: "adoption journey" or "adoption process".
Perhaps too many parents (first/birth and adoptive) are entering into the adoption experience ill prepared and uneducated, not knowing what to expect and how their lives may change?
But I really feel my adoption experience, ALL of it (my adoptive family, my biological family, the joy, pain, confusion, beauty, complexity...everything), has MADE me who I am and continues to shape who I have yet to become.
An evaluative survey indicated that the program prompted parent child discussions, provided support to adoptive parents, and helped parents view the adoption experience from their children's perspective.
There is, of course, no singular, universal adoption experience: some of us are very close to our adoptive parents and some of us aren't.
When Amy and I began our Russian adoption experience, it was almost unheard of for Russians to adopt anyone but infants.
In addition, when other suppliers and customers jump on the bandwagon and start to adopt SCRM in reaction to accumulating direct and indirect network effects, these early adopting firms may want to seize the opportunity to share their adoption experience and work with these suppliers or customers more closely during their adoption process.
I had a broken adoption, experienced the murder of my sons father, domestic violence, bullying and so much more!
Throughout these years since my search and developing AdoptMent, I have been presenting at conferences sharing my personal and professional adoption experiences.
Of course there are wonderful and beautiful adoption experiences that truly change people's lives for the better but we have so much more to explore in relation to acknowledging the realities.
We are an expansive and diverse group of people who often face difficulties because the laws and policies that guide our adoption experiences are as disparate as our community.
The study, entitled "The Post-adoption Experience of Surrendering Parents," looked at 334 birth parents (321 mothers and 13 fathers).
