Orphans are longing to learn about the external world.

Parental love for children is commonly considered the greatest affections, and it contributes a lot to children's personal development; however, each year numbers of abandoned babies seemly fatal to orphans.

Source with Foshan Orphanage releases that since the Adoption Law of PRC was amended in 1998, which allows families who have children to adopt orphans, the number of people to adopt orphans has seen a great rise in recent years.

Among the 226 cases of adoption in the city, about 20 percent are from nuclear families, says Chenji, director in Foshan Social Welfare Institution.

Ms. Chen, a resident in Nanhai district and mother of a nine-year-old boy, adopted a baby girl in 2000. She tells reporter her feelings: though she helps the child to get a family, this new member also helps her son learn how to take care of others and have stronger sense of responsibility.

Expert:
Gaolan, professor from South China Normal University, an expert in psychology of children, says parents need to balance the relationship in the family and should take every plan carefully when dealing with conflicts between their own child and the adopted child. Also he says it is better to tell the child about the fact after he or she get to 16-18 year old, when their psychology condition or state become stable and mature.

Lawyer:
Sheng Xiaobiao, a lawyer from a lawyer's office in Guangdong, expresses that according to the Adoption Law and the Marriage Law of PRC, adopted children enjoy the same rights as other children in the family.

Editor: Catherine

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