I believe Law and Order did a segment on this problem. It seems many of these kids have no physical or emotional contact and when adopted out have severe problems. Not that this is right, but it appears to be another problem in developing countries.
A married couple I know (the husband is a good friend of mine) is in the process of adopting two young children, and they have been advised to be very careful when dealing with children from Eastern Europe. Psychological problems are one of the issues, along with physical/neurological impairments related to drug and alcohol abuse by the birth mother.
>>>I believe Law and Order did a segment on this problem.<<<
I recall an episode of “The Closer” with a similar plot. An adopted teenager, originally from Russia, was a sociopath and his adopted father killed him after the boy killed a neighbors dog.
A coworker and her husband adopted two twin boys from Russia when they were two. It was a horrible experience for them, and they really did their best. The boys were so unmanageable they had to be institutionalized in this country. Unfortunately, she became widowed. She visits them, but they can’t come home for any length of time. At least they weren’t sent back to Russia.
Those kids are given very basic care if they are lucky.
My niece was adopted from Korea. She had wonderful foster care there. She had no problems bonding with her parents.
“It seems many of these kids have no physical or emotional contact and when adopted out have severe problems.”
I’ve watched several programs about this on 20/20 or Dateline over the years. The kids are violent, destroy the house, attempt to kill the parents, etc. The parents don’t know what to do....they constantly live in fear. It is so sad.
I read that this kid told the adoptive parent that he was beaten with a broomstick at the Russian orphanage. Then he told her he would kill her and set the house on fire.