From Protecting Adopted Child’s Privacy Series:

1. Other people do not need to know the details.

Whenever you are tempted to tell another person the reason your child was placed for adoption, first think about whether this person has a need to know this information. Your pediatrician might need to know if the birthmother was dying from a hereditary disease, and he is required to keep this... more

One area of adoption that many hopeful adoptive parents do not think about is protecting their child’s right to privacy. I credit the infertility process for part of this problem. Even the most private couples often find themselves divulging all sorts of personal information after enduring infertility procedures. Of course, not every hopeful adoptive couple goes through infertility procedures before adopting.

Regardless of why, it is common for hopeful adoptive parents to share more information about their child’s history than is... more