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Author: Lois Ruskai Melina
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RAISING ADOPTED CHILDREN is a parents' guide to rearing children in an adoptive family. It covers circumstances important to all adoptive parents.
Drawing from child development, psychology, sociology, medicine, and also the experiences of adoptive parents, it examines the child's physical, emotional and psychological development at every age. In addition, there are chapters on special topics such as the multiracial family, serious behavior problems and single parent adoption.
Topics covered include:
* How will my child "bond" or form attachments to me?
* When and how should I tell my child that he was adopted?
* What should schools be told about my child?
* Will adoption make adolescent upheavals more complicated?
This book should be on the reference shelf of every
adoptive family.
(Paperback, 373 pages, 1998)
Reviews
From Booklist: "Melina, an adoptive parent, writes both sensibly and sensitively on many critical issues faced by parents and their adopted children from infancy through adolescence."
From the North American Council on Adoptable Children: "Raising Adopted Children is a comprehensive source of practical, reassuring advice and intelligent support for the adoptive parent."
About the Author
Lois Melina is the editor of Adopted Child newsletter and serves on the board of directors of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of information about adoption and providing guidance for practice and policy change in the field.
Melina speaks frequently about adoption to professional organizations and adoptive parents throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. She is the author of Making Sense of Adoption and coauthor of The Open Adoption Experience.
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