We are there to help even before adoption takes place to ensure that people properly understand what attachment is. These days, fortunately, adoptive parents no longer do things blindly. They have access to documentation. There's no guidebook explaining exactly how to become a parent, but we do provide a lot of information. They can also meet other adoptive parents. It has been scientifically demonstrated that it's helpful for adoptive parents to know they aren't alone and that others have gone through what they are about to experience, which can be the best possible form of support.
We prepare parents upstream. Adoptive parents may have to wait a long time, but the child can arrive at a moment's notice. We also coach them after the child has arrived.
As I mentioned earlier, since 2021, I have received almost no calls from distressed parents who, although they feel that their child is not ready, regrettably need to be sent to child care because they have to return to work. For us, these 18 weeks of leave, the counterpart of the 15 weeks you are requesting here, were a game-changer.
