“There's a culture in orphanages that children are eager to escape from, and it's a culture of being reared as a group and not being doted upon by parents. For any child, that's the bottom line. The fact is that a human child wants that mommy or daddy or both.” WantHumansChildrenFactsCultureParentLinesGroupsBottomDaddyBottom LineOrphanage Author:Melissa Fay Greene
“International adoption does not begin to solve the problems of the world's orphaned children. It's truly not the answer. At the same time, it solves a problem for a few. I think it can be a brilliant solution to the problem of adults wanting a child in their lives or wanting more children in their lives and the problem of children who want parents in their lives.” ThinkingWorldWantChildrenDoeProblemParentAnswersSolutionsAdultsInternationalSolveBrilliantAdoptionWanting More Author:Melissa Fay Greene
