1. Human Growth and Development Inquiry Based Project Brady Knight
Domestic Adoption
Human Growth and Development
Inquiry Based Project
Brady Knight

2. The Child in Question Mia Hayley Knight D.O.B : October 3, 2006
Joined Family on October 6, 2006
Adoption Finalized on January 21, 2007
Biological Parents
Mom - Jessica
Dad - Unknown

3. Why Adoption My Family and Adoption
Immediate
Extended
Over 50,000 domestic adoptions per year
Decrease of foster children over past decade
One Million Families have adopted children

4. Questions
1) How does a child cope when interacting with both Biological Family and Adoptive Family?
2) How does Adoption affect the Topical Areas of Development?
3) How does these conditions affect life later on?
4) How does Mia’s Bioecological Model compare to my own?

5. Biological vs. Adoptive
Background
Why was Mia was put up for adoption?
What about her Adoptive Family?
What about her Biological Family?
Legally, her Biological Family has no right to see and/or have any communication with her.
Spends time with Biological family for Birthday/Holidays.
“Superiority” / “One Up-ing” complex

6. The Four Topical Areas Physical Development Cognitive Development
Still Develops the Same
Home Environment
Determined by Genes of Biological Parents
Educational System
Parenting Styles
Social Development
Personality Development
Trouble making Friends
Proud
Bullying
Independent
Social Interactions
Creative

7. The Effects Later in Life
Psychological Effects
Grief
Self-esteem
Identity
Guilt
The only effects Mia shows are Self-esteem and Identity issues.

8. Bioecological Model Urie Bronfenbrenner Systems Contextual Perspective
Micro- Family and Peers
Meso – Connections
Exo – Local Gov’t and Community
Macro – Ethnicity and Culture
Chrono – Time and Historical

9. Conclusion
Not every adopted child will face psychological problems throughout his/her childhood.
Although my family has done everything for her she still shows signs of the previously mentioned effects.
Our Bioecological models are very similar with only a few major instances surrounding her Biological Family.

10. References
Bioecological model. (2017, March 19). Retrieved April 05, 2017, from
Feldman, R. S. (2016). Child development (Seventh Edidition ed.). Boston: Pearson.
Increasing Adoption and Reducing the Number of Children in Foster Care in the U.S. and Abroad. (2013, November 26). Retrieved April 09, 2017, from
Long-Term Issues For The Adopted Child. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2017, from