| Description |
1 online resource (208 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"Many people say being a parent is the toughest job there is. John DeGarmo, foster and adoptive parent, tells us just how tough it can be, having parented over 40 children. At times he and his wife, Kelly, have cared for up to nine children at a time, many with severe trauma and learning difficulties. Love and Mayhem is an honest and open account of the struggles, sadness and joy that comes with the job of being a parent to a traumatised child. From the sleepless nights with babies withdrawing from drug-addiction, to the heartbreak when a child moves on to another home, and the loving chaos times that come with a large and blended family, John DeGarmo fights for the many children who have come through his home. Ideal for foster families, general readers, fostering agencies and social workers who are looking for a true to life memoir of what it really is to be a foster parent"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Love and Mayhem; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Blank Page; Chapter 15 |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Foster parents.
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Foster parents. |
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Foster children.
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Foster children. |
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Parenting.
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Parenting. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Foster parents. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: DeGarmo, John. Love and mayhem : one big family's uplifting story of fostering and adoption. Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015 9781849057752 (DLC) 2014010418 (OCoLC)878224608 |
| ISBN |
9781784500122 (electronic book) |
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1784500127 (electronic book) |
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9781849057752 (alkaline paper) |
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1849057753 (alkaline paper) |
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