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Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent's Guide

by Lois Ruskai Melina

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ISBN13: 9780060963194
ISBN10: 0060963190
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When to tell, What to tell, and How to tell

Children who are adopted have predictable and often unspoken concerns about themselves and how they joined their families. In this wise and timely guide, Lois Melina, author of the classic manual Raising Adopted Children, helps parents anticipate and respond to those concerns in ways that build self-esteem. Through sample conversations, reassuring advice, and age-specific activities parents will find answers to such questions as:

-- When should I give my child the letter her birthmother wrote?

-- How do I share information that might upset my child?

-- How can I know when my child is wondering about adoption?

-- What should I tell school personnel about my child's history?What about family and friends?

-- How can I be sure we talk about adoption enough, but not too much?

Whether parents adopted traditionally, as stepparents, or through donor insemination, surrogacy, or in vitro fertilization, Making Sense of Adoption will open the door to a lifetime of growth and understanding for adoptive families.

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From the author of the classic manual Raising Adopted Children, this new guide helps parents anticipate and answer concerns about adoption at every stage of a child's life.

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ISBN:
9780060963194
Subtitle:
A Parent's Guide
Author:
Melina, Lois Ruskai
Author:
by Lois Ruskai Melina
Author:
Melina Lois, R.
Publisher:
Harper Paperbacks
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Child rearing
Subject:
Adoption
Subject:
Adopted children
Subject:
Child rearing -- United States.
Subject:
General Family & Relationships
Subject:
Adoption & Fostering
Subject:
Adoption -- United States.
Copyright:
1989
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series Volume:
9248
Publication Date:
September 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
7.99x5.30x.69 in. .50 lbs.
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