Positive Language
Positive language shows that adoption is a planned, valid choice by birthparents and adoptive parents to build a family.
- Current Positive Language
- Outdated/Negative Language Birth
- Parent
- Real Parent, Natural Parent
- Birth Child
- Own Child
- Born to Unmarried Parents
- Illegitimate
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Given Up, Taken Away
- Make an Adoption Plan
- Give Away, Give Up, Put Up
- To Parent
- To Keep
- Parent
- Adoptive Parent
- To Locate, To Search
- Track Down
- Child in Need of Adoption
- Unwanted Child
- Adoption Agreement
- Surrender
- Was Adopted
- Is Adopted (It is a one-time event)
