Adoption of a sibling: Reactions of Biological Children At Different Stages of Development

摘要

Responses of biolgical children to the adoption of a sibling during latency, adolescence, and young adulthood are described. Case vignettes are presented, underlying dynamics are discussed, and a framework for understanding chil- dren's behavior is suggested. reactions of peer groups of latency-age children, and of biological adolescent children in a case of kinship adoption, are examined.