Making Sense of Adoption

Making Sense of Adoption
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出版社: HarperCollins US
1989-09
ISBN: 9780060963194
定价: 130.70
装帧: 平装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 288页
正文语种: 英语
  • Whentotell,Whattotell,andHowtotellChildrenwhoareadoptedhavepredictableandoftenunspokenconcernsaboutthemselvesandhowtheyjoinedtheirfamilies.Inthiswiseandtimelyguide,LoisMelina,authoroftheclassicmanualRaisingAdoptedChildren,helpsparentsanticipateandrespondtothoseconcernsinwaysthatbuildself-esteem.Throughsampleconversations,reassuringadvice,andage-specificactivitiesparentswillfindanswerstosuchquestionsas:—WhenshouldIgivemychildtheletterherbirthmotherwrote?—HowdoIshareinformationthatmightupsetmychild?—HowcanIknowwhenmychildiswonderingaboutadoption?—WhatshouldItellschoolpersonnelaboutmychild'shistory?Whataboutfamilyandfriends?—HowcanIbesurewetalkaboutadoptionenough,butnottoomuch?Whetherparentsadoptedtraditionally,asstepparents,orthroughdonorinsemination,surrogacy,orinvitrofertilization,MakingSenseofAdoptionwillopenthedoortoalifetimeofgrowthandunderstandingforadoptivefamilies."Providesmanyexamplesofwaystopresentdifficultinformationinasensitivemanner."--VeraI.Fahlberg,M.D. LoisMelinaistheeditorofAdoptedChildnewsletterandservesontheboardofdirectorsoftheEvanB.DonaldsonAdoptionInstitute,anorganizationdedicatedtoimprovingthequalityofinformationaboutadoptionandprovidingguidanceforpracticeandpolicychangeinthefield.MelinaspeaksfrequentlyaboutadoptiontoprofessionalorganizationsandadoptiveparentsthroughouttheUnitedStates,Canada,andAustralia.SheistheauthorofMakingSenseofAdoptionandcoauthorofTheOpenAdoptionExperience.
  • 内容简介:
    Whentotell,Whattotell,andHowtotellChildrenwhoareadoptedhavepredictableandoftenunspokenconcernsaboutthemselvesandhowtheyjoinedtheirfamilies.Inthiswiseandtimelyguide,LoisMelina,authoroftheclassicmanualRaisingAdoptedChildren,helpsparentsanticipateandrespondtothoseconcernsinwaysthatbuildself-esteem.Throughsampleconversations,reassuringadvice,andage-specificactivitiesparentswillfindanswerstosuchquestionsas:—WhenshouldIgivemychildtheletterherbirthmotherwrote?—HowdoIshareinformationthatmightupsetmychild?—HowcanIknowwhenmychildiswonderingaboutadoption?—WhatshouldItellschoolpersonnelaboutmychild'shistory?Whataboutfamilyandfriends?—HowcanIbesurewetalkaboutadoptionenough,butnottoomuch?Whetherparentsadoptedtraditionally,asstepparents,orthroughdonorinsemination,surrogacy,orinvitrofertilization,MakingSenseofAdoptionwillopenthedoortoalifetimeofgrowthandunderstandingforadoptivefamilies."Providesmanyexamplesofwaystopresentdifficultinformationinasensitivemanner."--VeraI.Fahlberg,M.D.
  • 作者简介:
    LoisMelinaistheeditorofAdoptedChildnewsletterandservesontheboardofdirectorsoftheEvanB.DonaldsonAdoptionInstitute,anorganizationdedicatedtoimprovingthequalityofinformationaboutadoptionandprovidingguidanceforpracticeandpolicychangeinthefield.MelinaspeaksfrequentlyaboutadoptiontoprofessionalorganizationsandadoptiveparentsthroughouttheUnitedStates,Canada,andAustralia.SheistheauthorofMakingSenseofAdoptionandcoauthorofTheOpenAdoptionExperience.
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