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Insight into Adoption: Uncovering and Understanding the Heart of Adoption

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Wonderfully informative & warmly inspirational; professionally written, and with a great deal of love; a must read for anyone personally touched by or professionally involved in adoption

Insight into adoption is a great guide for adopted children, adoptive parents, biological parents and anyone who is interested in adoption. The book covers everything from internal struggles to adoption myths and false expectations. Barbara Blomquist is honest, conversational and inviting throughout every chapter. I, personally, have never dealt with adoption-related issues, but a couple friends of mine have and I believe this book would be extremely beneficial to them. Insight Into Adoption gets straight to the point and can help anyone to understand the whys behind adoption-related issues.

If I had a choice of only three books to read about adoption, Insight Into Adoption would be one of them.

The author is a parent of both biological and adopted children; and she understands the difference between the two - in their thinking, emotions and how they react to certain situations. She succinctly describes the tell-tale behaviors of adopted children and suggests positive ways to handle them.

This book is an easy read with short chapters that get straight to the point. I definitely recommend it.

This book should be read by all who are touched by adoption: adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents, as well as anyone interested in adoption. I am an adoptee and saw myself throughout the book. It is right on! The book explains what an adoptee goes through and how they feel about their unique world, very helpful to adoptive parents to let them know how their child thinks. This 2nd edition has an additional section based on interviews with all three sides of the triad. It discusses loss and gain issues in adoption - and we all have them! This is a valuable addition to the 1st edition. The book gives a thoughtful and wonderful perspective into the adoption world. Great book!