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Thicker than blood : adoptive parenting in the modern world / Marion Crook.

Crook, Marion, 1941- (author.).

Summary:

Adoptive parents can be bewildered or apprehensive and find themselves struggling in ways they hadn't anticipated. Marion Crook gently takes adoptive parents through the process of adoption from childhood to adulthood, helping to demystify the experience with compassion and reassurance. Meticulously researched but refreshingly free of academic jargon, this book will enlighten and empower adoptive parents and those who work with adopted children alike.

Record details

ISBN: 9781551526317
ISBN: 155152631X
Physical Description: 211 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Chapter 1 Secrecy in Adoption 27 -- Pre-1900s 27 -- Twentieth Century 32 -- Twenty-first Century 44 -- Importance of Love 45 -- Chapter 2 Why Parents Adopt 49 -- Need for Family 49 -- Altruism 51 -- In Response to Social Influences 51 -- In Response to Religious Pressures 52 -- To Legalize a Surrogate Birth 54 -- To Create a Loving Environment 55 -- Chapter 3 Becoming a Family 57 -- Expectations 58 -- Fears 60 -- Realities 68 -- Experiences of Love 72 -- Chapter 4 Successful Parenting 75 -- Our Vision 75 -- What Skills Do We Need? 76 -- Learn to Love 90 -- Chapter 5 What Children Need and How Parents Can Help 93 -- Special Needs of Adoptees 93 -- Planning for Abandonment Issues 98 -- Resilience of Adoptees 99 -- Establishing Identity within the Family 100 -- Separating from Family 103 -- Need for Adoptive Mother 104 -- Need for Adoptive Father 105 -- Diversity and LGBTQ Parents 108 -- Racial Identity 111 -- Can We Provide the Love Our Children Need? 117 -- Chapter 6 Helping Adoptees through Ages and Stages 121 -- Newborns and Infants 121 -- Toddlers 126 -- Elementary School Age 128 -- Teens 139 -- Young Adults 147 -- We Still Love Them 149 -- Chapter 7 Changing World of Adoption 153 -- Types of Adoption 153 -- Changes in Who Adopts 163 -- Changing Role of Agencies 165 -- Emotional Effects of Adoption 171 -- Influence of Celebrity Adoptions 172 -- Trending toward Love 173 -- Chapter 8 Search and Reunion 177 -- Before the Search Begins 177 -- Search for Origins 185 -- Reunion 190 -- What Does Love Have to Do with It? 195 -- Chapter 9 Future of Adoption 197 -- Changing Philosophy 198 -- Profiting from Adoption 200 -- Matching Game 202 -- Family Coherence 203 -- Love and Quantum Physics 205.