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Title: Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition : Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent by Lois Ruskai Melina ISBN: 0-06-095717-4 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.23 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Book!
Comment: This book was part of our required reading for our home study. After reading some of the poor reviews I wasn't looking forward to reading it. Once I started reading it I couldn't believe how much information was is in this book. This book can certainly help you decide which adoption route is for you. It explains the adopted child's emotions from infant to teen and how to handle them. It explains the different issues you may be faced with in domestic, international, infant, older child, inter-racial, and special needs adoptions. Helpful hints regarding how different countries may cared for your child which may explain why what you're doing isn't working. How long it may take for an infant to adjust to your time zone. It even tells you how to respond to those rude or nosy questions/comments from your friends, family, co-workers,and strangers! This is a great book to read no matter where you are in the adoption process from just thinking about it to completed it!
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent info, dry writing, exceedingly PC
Comment: I'm only half way through this book but I think it has some really great information. My DH and I are planning to adopt but haven't officially started the process yet. This book is giving us lots of issues to think about. It provides good examples of positive language for discussing adoption with your child. The author doesn't shy away from the hard issues like racism or a history of incest. She does a great job of integrating child/teen development into all issues. She cites many studies to support her advice. The writing is rather dry (much like my own) and academic, which is actually useful. I trust this author because her writing isn't colored by a lot of emotion. She uses plenty of real-life examples from the experiences of adoptive families. The book does suffer a little from being broad and trying to address all flavors of adoption (domestic & international, same race and transracial). I highly reccomend this book to anyone considering adoption as a way to start conversations with your spouse about the hard issues you will face as adoptive parents. Might even be a good idea to share it with extended family.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Gift Anyone Considering Adoption Can Give Themself!
Comment: This is the first book on adoption I read, as we prepared for our adoption classes, and it will be kept in our home as a reference for many years to come. This book effectively explains adoption terms, conditions, and issues in an easy to understand and non-condescending way. It helped my husband to understand some mixed feelings I had about adoption as opposed to conception. It addresses attachment, authority, and smooth transition. My only complaint is I wish it had focused more on older adoptions instead of infant adoptions, but then, this book is more of a broad-range reference and therefore has to cover a lot of ground. A must read for anyone considering adoption!
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Title: Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge ISBN: 044050838X Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 12 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Real Parents, Real Children ; Parenting the Adopted Child: Parenting the Adopted Child by Holly Van Gulden, Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb ISBN: 0824515145 Publisher: Crossroad/Herder & Herder Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents by Deborah D. Gray ISBN: 0944934293 Publisher: Perspectives Press Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best ISBN: 0944934218 Publisher: Perspectives Press Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Talking With Young Children About Adoption by Mary Watkins, Susan Fisher ISBN: 0300063172 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: March, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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