DISCUSSION
This study attempted to capture how the family dynamics proceeded with the advent of the Adera children in households. As it has also been indicated in previous research (Belay and Belay, 2010), it was noted that the Adera care arrangement was predominantly based on blood ties. It seems that non-blood ties are to be considered only under special conditions as in for example when relatives were not available or don‟t meet parental expectations. Unlike findings in previous research, it was in fact noted here that Adera care is not limited to orphaned children but to non-orphans as well. In our present case, in fact, it is only one out of three Adera children that get into this kind of care arrangement because of parental loss. This shows how Adera could serve as a coping mechanism for parents deal with such challenges in child rearing as poverty and related problems.