Keys to Parenting an Adopted Child (Barron's Parenting Keys) [Paperback]

Lancaster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1996 | Series: Barron's Parenting Keys

The emotional rewards and the challenges connected with raising an adopted child are discussed at length. The author presents techniques for raising happy, well-adjusted children, blending adopted children into the family, and answering children's questions about adoption. She also discusses special considerations such as transracial adoptions, adopting older children, and adopting children with physical or emotional disadvantages.

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BARRON'S PARENTING KEYS
Here's practical guidance for parents who must cope with the many details related to raising children in today's unusually demanding environment. Bringing up kids today is different--and in many ways more difficult--than it was in past generations. Barron's Parenting Keys speak to today's parents with answers to contemporary problems.

KEYS TO
PARENTING
AN
ADOPTED
CHILD

SECOND EDITION
KATHY LANCASTER, Ph.D.
Adoptive parents will find information and advice on preparing for placement, bonding with an adopted child, transracial and international adoptions, coping with a child's health or learning problems, and much more. Author Kathy Lancaster received the Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award for the previous edition of this book. She presents workshops across the country on adoption and educational leadership topics.



--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Kathy Lancaster, Ph.D., received the Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award for the first edition of this book. She presents workshops across the country on adoption and educational leadership topics. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812091043
• ISBN-13: 978-0812091045
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,148,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Down-to-earth advice (at a great price!), August 30, 2000

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elizabeth hunt (South Bend, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keys to Parenting an Adopted Child (Barron's Parenting Keys) (Paperback)

The bargain pricetag notwithstanding, this is one of the best parenting books I've ever read. It's concise but comprehensive, covering domestic and international adoption issues, special needs topics, open adoption, and a host of other important matters related to building happy, healthy adoptive families. I found the material on interracial and international adoption issues to be among the book's strongest features; the author offers great advice for sensitively answering kids' questions, straightforwardly dealing with nosy strangers, and maximizing the joy of being a multicultural family. An excellent resource.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great information, April 21, 2005

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skrapbooker "skrapbooker" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keys to Parenting an Adopted Child (Barron's Parenting Keys) (Paperback)

Discusses all sorts of issues on a high level. Great introduction to issues that may come up in adoption! And it isn't "scary." ;)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read if you are adopting or have an adopted family member, December 22, 2009

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Kelly - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keys to Parenting an Adopted Child (Barron's Parenting Keys) (Paperback)

My husband and I are preparing to adopt an infant and are reading all the "suggested reading" from our agency. I have not been impressed with any books on adoption until I got to this one. While most books offer first hand opinions based on one person's experience... this book offers tangible tools and advice for parenting an adopted child. Some of the most useful sections include:

- The most important predictors of a well adjusted adopted child

- Studies about the impact of heredity versus environment on personality

- The importance of your child's privacy and who needs to know what details on your child's adoptive status

- Appropriate adoption language and terminology

- What to expect at each developmental stage your child goes through

- How to answer questions from the public regarding the adoption

- And may more very useful parenting tips and tools.

If you are adopting - you MUST read this book.