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Author: Mary Hopkins Best, Ed.D.
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Book Description
Increasingly, adoptive children are entering their forever families past the age of infancy but not yet as older children. TODDLER ADOPTION covers all aspects of adopting and parenting these young children: making an informed decision whether or not to adopt; preparation and education; forming attachments; behavior management; and more.
This was the first book to look at the unique challenges of parenting a child who arrives in his forever family older than infancy but younger than kindergarten age. This helpful guide makes clear the difficulties cause by cognitive and emotional immaturity which make traditional "talk" therapy and preparation nearly useless, and offers support and practical tools for transitioning and promoting attachment
(Paperback, 272 pages, 1997)
Reviews
From Pact Press: "Practical, realistic and supportive advice for prospective and in-the-trenches adoptive parents of children between one and three years old... Hopkins-Best is a clear thinker who has done her homework."
From Adoptive Families Magazine: "With practical advice, personal insights, and the shared experiences of a number of parents who adopted toddlers, this new book offers suggestions and strategies that will certainly contribute to the readiness of parents undertaking the challenges of caring for newly arrived toddlers."
About the Author
Mary Hopkins-Best is a professor of education, but in her real life she is the mom of two: one by birth and one who joined the family as a toddler through adoption. Mary's experience as both an expert educator and as a competent and motivated parent still found her inadequately prepared for the complexities of parenting a child whose developmental age made it nearly impossible to help him put into words for working out the issues that came from having had many life experiences before he found permanency.
Many adoption professionals and social workers seem oblivious to how adopting a child at the toddler developmental stage demands unique preparation far different from that provided for those adopting either infants or school-aged children. And so Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft, a first in the field, was born.
Contact Dr. Hopkins-Best via e-mail at hopkinsbestm@uwstout.edu in Wisconsin.
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