Parents, Pregnant Teens and the Adoption Option: Help for Families [Paperback]

Jeanne Warren Lindsay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1988

This guide focuses on the feelings and needs of the parents of birthparents considering, or who have carried out an adoption plan for their child.

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Once again Lindsay, author of Pregnant Too Soon, looks at adoption as a solution for pregnant teenagers. This time, however, she focuses on the problems and needs of the parents of teens, both girls and boys. Called "birthgrandparents," these adults must cope with their own anger and fear while providing support to their teens. The idea of "giving away" a grandchild may be difficult to accept, but Lindsay makes a strong case for adoption as the best course for everyone. Much of the book is devoted to interviews with parents whose teenagers relinquished their babies. The pain of such a decision is treated with insight and compassion. Recommended for public libraries. Susan B. Hagloch, Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, Ohio
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Morning Glory Press (CA); 1 edition (October 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930934288
• ISBN-13: 978-0930934286
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,230,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Parenting & Families > Adoption

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for insight into pregnant teens, July 17, 2006

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Best resource on issues facing parents and their adoptive teens. Provides quotes from parents and teens. Provides insights into the thinking and feeling of teens and their parents on this complicated and emotionally charged issue.