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

~ Lancaster (Author) "Adoption adds a level of complexity to the life of an adopted person..." (more)
Key Phrases: confidential adoption, adoption issues, adoptive status, United States (more...)

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Product Description

If you have just adopted a child, you need special advice. In an encouraging tone, this book offers that advice as it guides parents through the practical considerations of raising an adopted child. The author also discusses transracial adoptions, adopting older children, and adopting children with physical and emotional disadvantages. Includes a special question-and-answer section.

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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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812091043
• ISBN-13: 978-0812091045
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,000,035 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Barron's Parenting Keys Series.

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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

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

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

By	skrapbooker "skrapbooker" - See all my reviews

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

5.0 out of 5 stars Keys to Parenting and Adopted Child, October 13, 2007

By	Mary B. Koop - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Easy to read and informative. Good suggestions and insights for preparing for and becoming a bleneded family.