title: Family ties and child placement.
abstract: The fundamental premise of this paper is the primacy of the child's experience of biological-familial continuity in establishing his sense of self and personal significance. This paper examines the effects of current child placement practices on the child's ties to his biological, foster, and adoptive families. It explores alternative practices that would take into account biological-familial continuity. Comment is invited.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003469:Culture; D004243:Divorce; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012649:Self Concept