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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306
EAN num: 9780966970159
ISBN number: 0966970152
Label: Snowcap Press
Manufacturer: Snowcap Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 284
Printing Date: September 01, 2003
Publishing house: Snowcap Press
Sale Popularity Level: 96115
Studio: Snowcap Press
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Based on the author's experiences as an adoptive mother and foster parent, as well as interviews with numerous adoptive families, adoption professionals and adults who were adopted, Our Own thoroughly explores both the joys and the challenges of older child adoption. Suitable for families adopting domestically or internationally, it covers such topics as:
Evaluating whether you have what it takes to adopt a child who's no longer a baby.
Choosing an agency and finding a child to adopt.
Dealing with school officials, language difficulties, and grade placement.
Recognizing how grief affects childrens behavior.
Deciding how much birthfamily contact is appropriate.
Teaching your child to deal with racism.
Handling difficult behavior such as tantrums and lying.
Testing for and treating attachment disorder, ADHD, posttraumatic stress disorder, hepatitis, parasites, and other mental health and medical issues.
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I wish this book would have been required for all pre adoptive parents. It really explains some of the behaviors that older adopted kids have. I found it very useful to understand that some things can be changed and some things can't.
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This book was easy to read and offered practical advice. As a foster mom of 6 it was very comforting and normalizing to read about situations so close to my own reality. In contrast to many other books this author offers advise on how to deal with these situations and repeatedly reminds parents that they do not have to get it right all the time. This book is an invaluable resource to foster and pre adoptive parents - I wish I had read it a year ago before we started fostering.
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Reading this book affirmed for me that we were doing the right thing by not adopting an infant. This book is chocked full of in-your-face warnings, but also celebrates your choice to adopt. Very informative. Easy to read writing voice. Great buy! :) I would also reccomend Waiting for You: An Heirloom Adoption Journal for My Future Child. It is an expectancy journal that works well with older children. If you're adopting, God Bless your adoption journey!
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I have adopted an African seven year old and I found Trish Maskew's book very very helpful, together with Adopting the Hurt Child you can be prepared for anything.
What her book had which I haven't seen in ANY OTHER adoption book is a CLEAR explanation of the different types of hepatitis B and other illness/test results (there are different positives which mean different things). None of my adoption counselors understood this and I gave them my copy of the book when I was through with it. I was worried about positives but realized there is a big difference between "exposure" and actually having the disease.
For that reason, I'd recommend her book to anyone adopting kids with health problems. Trish is also online on an older-child mailing list and she frequently answers questions there. A very wise, practical, clear-writing woman!
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I read this as we were matched with a sibling pair - 10 and 12 yr olds and it was a godsend! We're 3 months into the adoption, this book was on the mark so many, many times! It is excellent and I've been reading many books on adoption - this one addressed what we needed - older children - not infants, not international. I highly recommend it to anyone involved. Some of the info may scare you, but it's worth knowing!
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