The Open-Hearted way to Open Adoption : : Helping Your Child Grow up Whole
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From fear to family : parents come together. What is open adoption? ; What to consider when choosing an agency or adoption professional ; The parents in an open adoption ; Guideposts from families who have traveled the path -- Orienting on the child : open adoption's true North. Openness and the adoptee ; Heading toward wholeness : integrating the child's biology and biography ; Reality check : when it's not easy ; Openness in foster, international and donor situations ; Especially for birth parents (and those who want to connect with them) ; Fare well -- Appendix A. Insight on adoption profiles -- Appendix B. Opening your heart.
This book covers common open adoption situations and how real families have navigated typical issues successfully. Like all useful parenting books, it provides parents with the tools to come to answers on their own, and answers questions that might not yet have come up.
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PUBLISHED
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: xv, 211 pages ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1442217391
9781442217393
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Hass, Crystal, 1979-
SUBJECTS
Open adoption.
Birthparents.
Adoptive parents.
Adopted children -- Family relationships.