Documentary says science can improve adoption success, by
changing parenting habits and teaching children to love
A new documentary film suggests that older adopted children can
be taught tolove, and that this can result in more
successfuladoption. New research, shown in the film documentary
'The Dark Matter Of Love' suggests that love can 'rewire' the
brains of older children, as long as their adoptive parents can
get over the unhealthyparentinghabits they've inherited from
their own parents.
(PRWEB UK) 13 November 2012
A new documentary film suggests that older adopted children can
be taught tolove, and that this can result in more
successfuladoption. New research, shown in the film documentary
'The Dark Matter Of Love' suggests that love can 'rewire' the
brains of older children, as long as their adoptive parents can
get over the unhealthyparentinghabits they've inherited from
their own parents.
Statistics show that around 20% of the 3,200 UK adoptions every
year will fail, with the figure rising to 30% with olderchildren.
Dr Robert Marvin, whose work is featured in 'The Dark Matter Of
Love' has spent a lifetime developing a programme designed to
help adoptive families connect.
"A lot of the work focuses on helping the parent overcome the
unhealthy relationship habits they've inherited from their Mum
and Dad that are preventing them from giving their adoptive child
what they need," Professor Marvin explains.
"It isn't the age of adoption or the severity of the trauma the
child has endured, the biggest factor in determining the success
of adoptions is whether the parents are capable of having a
secure, stable bond with the child."
The 90 minute feature documentary about a family going through Dr
Marvin's intervention is set to release early next year. The film
follows Claudio and Cheryl Diaz as they adopt three Russian
children, an eleven-year-old girl and two twin five-year-old
boys.
Claudio inherited a very strict style of parenting from his
father and his controlling tendencies prevent him from forming a
bond with his new kids. Cheryl's mother never encouraged her, so
Cheryl struggles to appreciate her children's achievements.
Through intensive work with Dr Marvin, both Claudio and Cheryl
manage to overcome their habitual behaviours and to form real
meaningful bonds with their new children.
When Masha, the Diaz's new 11 year old daughter, starts to
connect with her parents she blossoms in every area of her
development. Her school work improves, she starts to share her
secrets with her new mother, and she makes friends at school.
Director of 'The Dark Matter Of Love' Sarah McCarthy explains:
"Love is they key to every area of human development. Scientists
at the University of Minnesota can predict with 77% accuracy
whether an 18-month-old child will graduate high school based on
the quality of its relationship with Mum. It's a more accurate
predictor than IQ."
"Evolution has hard wired us to love. Recent experiments with
monkeys and owls have revealed that brains can be re-wired much
later than originally thought. Masha rewired her brain, she
learned to love. If more adoptive parents worked on their own
emotional baggage we wouldn't have to have 640 broken hearted
children returning to our care systems every year," Sarah
continued.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
The film has already received support from high profile
documentary film maker Morgan Spurlock, and has been voted
'project of the week' by independent film website Indiewire.com.
Further information about the movie The Dark Matter Of Love can
be found
athttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkmatterlove/the-dark-matter-of-love-0.
Adoption Services International unites loving US families with
Ukrainian children. We provide a unique combination of
professional, individualized, quality service (including a
maximum guaranteed adoption fee), personal adoption experience,
affordable local cost and 20 years Ukrainian experience.
If you or someone you love would like to expand your family,
provide a permanent home for a needy orphaned child, welcome a
sibling for an existing child or discover an alternative for
infertility treatments - contact us to learn more about Ukrainian
adoption, Adoption Services International can help.
www.adoptionservicesinternational.com
info@asi-adoption.com
908-444-0999
https://www.facebook.com/ASI.Adoption
Upcoming Event:
The Ukrainian Adoption Process: Informational Meeting
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 7:00-8:00PM
Location: Wellness Rocks: 133 Rupell Road, Clinton, New Jersey
No comments:
Post a Comment