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A very thoughtful and insightful counterpoint as usual.

"The study was funded by the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation and the American Educational Research Association. Powell's co-authors were Laura Hamilton, a doctoral student at Indiana University, and Simon Cheng, a sociology professor at the University of Connecticut."

The study was supported by educators and researchers.  It sample pool was also 13,000 households.  The adoptive parents out performed birth parents in every category but one.  They were less likely to speak to other parents.

i feel adoptive parents do take care more for their child

as they know the importance of the child because they have suffered of not having the child. and they do take care a lot

and not exactly that the others dont take care, but from the route the adoptive parents do find strong

Craig0, I can see you are a thinking man!!

And I do see where your logic is coming from. On a case by case basis, you might prove your case and some parents or shall I say "people" take their blessedness "for-granted" and, as some abuse power, these parents abuse their "parenthood". The adoptive parent who has painfully waited years for a child is certainly aware of the blessedness of the event of finally getting a little one to call their own, care for and raise. However, not all biological parents are callous or unfeeling and do know how lucky they are to have a person to raise and love and care for. There are adoptive parents who are NOT the best parents too. So, in my opinion, I believe one would have to go by a case by case basis.

It has been and IS my argument with this thread that NO firm statement can be made about one being better than the other. It is really too hard to quantify. The goal of every parent should be to love, guide and nurture their children and instill some kind of community, passion for their fellow man, respect both for themselves and others and in doing what is right. My opinion only.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't
matter and those who matter don't mind."
-- Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

Shame on you!!! Obviously, you were raised by people who did not instill in you respect for your real mother or real father, for that matter. Your 16 year old mother had help getting you into existence AND once more at least she HAD you instead of aborting you. Maybe you are too old for her to have had a choice but nevertheless, she had choices and she chose for YOU to be born and went through the heartache of giving you up for your good. YOU are a POOR example of a person AND a PERFECT example of what's wrong with adoption and adoptive parents who try to make themselves look good. They should give thanks EVERYDAY that your REAL mother gave them the chance to be parents although it seems they based your upbringing on fallacy and disrespect. Go tout your non-ethics somewhere else!!! It's not impressive.