Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent Paperback - 1998
by Lois Ruskai Melina
Written by one of the most recognized and respected adoption authorities today, this definitive handbook presents thought-provoking, informative aid, answering a vast array of questions concerning open adoption, international and transracial adoptions, prenatal drug exposure, and more.
From the rear cover
In this completely revised and updated edition of "Raising Adopted Children," Lois Melina, editor of "Adopted Children" newsletter and the mother of two children by adoption, draws on the latest research in psychology, sociology, and medicine to guide parents through all stages of their child's development. Melina addresses the pressing adoption issues of today, such as open adoption, international adoption, and transracial adoption, and answers parents' most frequently asked questions, such as:
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?Up-to-date, sensitive, and clear, "Raising Adopted Children" is the definitive resource for all adoptive parents and concerned professionals.
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- Title Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
- Author Lois Ruskai Melina
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William Morrow & Company, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-07-10
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780060957179 / 0060957174
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.09 x 5.32 x 0.93 in (20.55 x 13.51 x 2.36 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Adoption
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Parenting - United States, Adopted children - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98011880
- Dewey Decimal Code 649.145
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