TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schooler,Jayne E.
TI  - The whole life adoption book: : realistic advice for building a healthy adoptive family
SN  - 0891097228
U1  - 362.734 
PY  - 1993///]
CY  - Colorado Springs, Colorado
PB  - Piñon Press
KW  - Adoption
KW  - Adoptive parents
N1  - 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
ER  -