In on it : what adoptive parents would like you to know about adoption : a guide for relatives & friends
(2011)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
362.734/O'TOOLE,E
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
St. Paul, Minn. : Fig Press, 2011
DESCRIPTION
169 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780982876503 (pbk.) :, 0982876505 (pbk.) :, 9780982876503
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Introduction : people in grocery stores -- 1. Deciding to adopt -- 2. Adoption and loss -- 3. The adoption process : fingerprints, documennts, and The Wait -- 4. Digging deeper : beyond the paperwork -- 5. Welcoming the whole child : personal histories -- 6. The child's right to privacy -- 7. Talking about adoption -- 8. People will ask you questions : representing the child and adoption -- 9. Both an adoptive family and just another family -- Conclusion : you're in on it, too -- Conversation starters : questions to prompt discussion -- Additional adoption resources for friends and relatives