| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (212 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
CONTENTS; Chapter 1: ADVICE FROM ANADOPTEE'S PARENT; Chapter 2: INSIGHT; Chapter 3: COMMON FEELINGS OFADOPTED CHILDREN; Chapter 4: COMMON FEELINGS OFADOPTIVE PARENTS; Chapter 5: LOGIC; Chapter 6: FACTUAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL AND ADOPTED CHILDREN; Chapter 7: WHY IS MY JOB SO DIFFERENT?; Chapter 8: TASK OF DEVELOPING A SENSE OF SELF; Chapter 9: THE IMPACT OF LOSS; Chapter 10: TROUBLED BEHAVIOR PATTERNS; Part 2: WORKABLE SOLUTIONS; Chapter 11: LACK OF ADOPTION CONVERSATION?; Chapter 12: INCLUSIVE/EXCLUSIVE; Chapter 13: NOT ONE AND THE SAME; Chapter 14: POSITIVE TERMS AND DESCRIPTIONS. |
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Chapter 15: PARENTS ARE MIRRORSChapter 16: HOPES AND DREAMS--REAL OR FANCIFUL; Chapter 17: THE CRUELEST WORDS OF ALL; Chapter 18: "I'LL PROVE TO YOU I'M BAD"; Chapter 19: WHAT AND WHERE AM I?; Chapter 20: WHAT WOULD YOUR CHILD SAY?; Chapter 21: BREAKING AWAY; Chapter 22: THE SEARCH; Chapter 23: PERFECT PARENT???; Chapter 24: THE TRUST FACTOR; Chapter 25: GREAT--OR NOT SO GREAT--EXPECTATIONS; Chapter 26: SOLID ADVICE FROM ANADOPTEE FOR PARENTS; Part 3 LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE; Chapter 27: LESSONS LEARNED; Chapter 28: LOSS--AND GAIN; Chapter 29: THE ADOPTEE--LOSS AND GAIN. |
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Chapter 30: BIRTH PARENTS--LOSS AND GAINChapter 32: CONCLUSION; Part 4: COUNSELING HANDOUTS; INDEX. |
| Summary |
This updated and expanded second edition continues the theme of the first edition: emphasizing the need to help adoptive parents understand some potentially challenging factors so they can deal with them positively and also comprehend the thinking process of their child. This book provides realistic and factual insight into the world of adoption. It deals with pitfalls that may not be obvious to the unenlightened adoptive parent. Adoptive parents reading this book can gain a different insight into their child's reasoning, and this information can be used to avert some potential problems they m. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Adopted children -- Psychology.
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Adopted children -- Psychology. |
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Adoption -- Psychological aspects.
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Adoption -- Psychological aspects. |
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Adoptive parents -- Psychology.
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Adoptive parents -- Psychology. |
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Adoptive parents. |
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Parent and child.
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Parent and child. |
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Parenting.
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Parenting. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Adoptive parents. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Blomquist, Barbara Taylor. Insight into Adoption : Uncovering and Understanding the Heart of Adoption. Springfield : Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD, ©2009 9780398078461 |
| ISBN |
9780398079857 (electronic book) |
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0398079854 (electronic book) |
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