Synopses & Reviews
A child is coming-whether you approve or not! It's time to get with the program!
If someone you care about a family member, coworker, or close friend has recently announced that their family will be growing through adoption, you may have questions. After all, beyond what you've read in the paper or seen on television (most of which is so atypical that it paints a frightening picture) unless you've personally experienced adoption, you may know very little about how adoption works and what it means.
Are you thinking this might not be a good idea? Are you wondering about open adoption in the face of stories you've heard? Are you questioning the legality and permanence of adoption after reading about those "Internet Twins," Baby Jessica, and Baby Richard? What does it mean to "search?" Just what are the privacy boundaries that families built by adoption should expect from those around them? What is it okay to ask about?
Adoption Is a Family Affair! will answer all of these questions and more, offering you information about who can adopt, why they consider adopting, how they adopt, how kids understand adoption as they grow up, and more. As it's subtitle makes clear, this short book is crammed full of What Relatives and Friends Must Know in order to welcome with enthusiasm a new member of the family.