The whole life adoption book : realistic advice for building a healthy adoptive family
Schooler, Jayne E.
The whole life adoption book : realistic advice for building a healthy adoptive family / Jayne E. Schooler - 217 pages
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216).
Introduction : a relationship promise Part one. Adoption : a labor of heart Choosing to love a stranger: unique challenges adoptive parents must face Creating a family : how do children enter our homes, and who are they? What builds healthy adoptive families? Ten critical success factors Developing a supportive adoption environment : how to prepare biological children, family and friends Part two. When a child comes home Attachment : how to develop the crucial bond Barriers to adjustments : strategies to ease the transition Part three. Communicating about adoption How do we feel about adoption? Critical questions for parents and children Talking to children about adoption : when and how Part four. Growing up adopted Creating a nurturing family : giving our children what they need What's inside an adopted adolescent? Helping our teens resolve five painful issues Transcultural adoption : preparing for special challenges Searching for a past : why adopted children seek their roots and how parents can respond
0891097228
Adoption
Adoptive parents
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The whole life adoption book : realistic advice for building a healthy adoptive family / Jayne E. Schooler - 217 pages
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216).
Introduction : a relationship promise Part one. Adoption : a labor of heart Choosing to love a stranger: unique challenges adoptive parents must face Creating a family : how do children enter our homes, and who are they? What builds healthy adoptive families? Ten critical success factors Developing a supportive adoption environment : how to prepare biological children, family and friends Part two. When a child comes home Attachment : how to develop the crucial bond Barriers to adjustments : strategies to ease the transition Part three. Communicating about adoption How do we feel about adoption? Critical questions for parents and children Talking to children about adoption : when and how Part four. Growing up adopted Creating a nurturing family : giving our children what they need What's inside an adopted adolescent? Helping our teens resolve five painful issues Transcultural adoption : preparing for special challenges Searching for a past : why adopted children seek their roots and how parents can respond
0891097228
Adoption
Adoptive parents
362.734