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Wrong!
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All
what an adopted child needs is love and good nutrition. |
In reality these
are necessary, but at times insufficient remedies for
your child's educational needs.
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Wrong!
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The
younger the child, the lesser is the chance that I'll encounter
problems in his/her upbringing. |
In reality the very
fact of an adoption at a young age (before 2) is no guarantee
for problem-free school years.
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Wrong!
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If a child is
healthy, there should be no special problems for him/her in
the school too. |
In reality general health
is needed, but not sufficient: specific learning disabilities
or school-related behavior issues can be found in a perfectly
healthy child.
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Wrong!
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Children will
learn the new language very quickly; it will come to them
without any additional efforts on parent's part. |
In reality international
adoptees may master conversational English in a matter
of several months, but it may not prevent them from having
significant problems with cognitive/academic language.
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Wrong!
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The longer the
child was in an institution before the adoption, the higher
is the risk factor, and the more severe are the consequences. |
In reality this
is a long-lived erroneous belief. In fact, life before
institution may be more damaging and detrimental than
life in an orphanage where a minimum care was provided.
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Wrong!
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The native language
of a child and the cultural traditions of his/her country
of origin are very important to the child and should be maintained
whenever possible. |
In reality this is a complex and
controversial issue; there is a therapeutic value in an
alienation from native language and culture in some older
adoptees, while external imposition of a native language
and superficial cultural artifacts may be a traumatic
experience for some international adoptees.
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