The PEAR EDUCATION PROJECT is PEAR's (Parents for Ethical Reform) initiative to develop a model education program for adoptive parents. PEAR believes that all parents should receive a comprehensive and realistic education prior to adopting. PEAR also feels many parents come to adoption inadequately prepared for the challenges of adoption.

This group is for those who wish to contribute their thoughts, information, writings and other resources to the PEAR EDUCATION PROJECT. After collecting information, resources, adoption community opinions, the PEAR-ED project intends to create a model education program.

We invite you to contribute your own writings and opinions and lists of information. (for large articles, please contact the list management) We invite you to REFER us to the work of others you feel are useful - please do not copy and paste the work of others due to coppyright issues.

PLEASE DO NOT CONTRIBUTE UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO HAVE YOUR WORDS AND WRITINGS PUBLISHED at a later date as part of this project. You may contribute anonymously.

Please list your name at the top of your article/list/information *if* you would like to be credited. All materials contributed are deemed to be freely distributable by PEAR-ED

Please tell us what you think was helpful or useful about your adoption preparation, what was bad, what could have been better, what you would like to have read, experienced or participated in. Tell us what articles, books, educational materials or programs were best for you and why. Tell us what is needed to prepare parents for the journey of adoption. Review any existing programs you have participated in.

PEAR hopes to create a parent friendly HONEST education program that will give parents what they need and want in order to assist them in this amazing but often taxing journey.