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10 Steps to Successful International Adoption: A Guided Workbook for Prospective Parents

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This book is really what it says it is: America's definitive guide to international adoption. Step-by-step, it walks you through all the decisions you should make before you get started on an international adoption (the process, choosing a country, selecting an agency, funding your adoption), then, just as carefully, it leads you through the more important process(and most neglected in 'how-to-adopt' books)of what to do and consider once you bring your child home. This is more than a workbook - it's a true reference book about adopting internationally. I wish that we had this book when we were in the process of adopting our son from Russia, and I'll certainly use it if we're lucky enough to adopt again.

This is a must read for anyone looking at international adoption. This book is well-written for the everyday person. I found the workbooks so helpful. The country information was up to date and helped us so much in making our decision. It was nice to read about adoption from an author that had adopted herself a child from Ukraine. She put a nice personal touch on her book. I'd highly recommend it!

I bought this book shortly after we signed the contract with our adoption agency to bring home our baby from Kazakastan. I was pretty overwhelmed with all the paperwork requirements on getting together our dossier. This workbook is EXTREMELY helpful. It breaks it down into very "doable" tasks, and gives great advice for keeping track of everything. It's all prettty overwhelming at first, but really, if you take one step at a time, and listen to her "Jump ahead" advice, it's all very easy. This is a wonderful resource and I recommend you buy it and keep it close.

This extremely thorough and well-organized book covers everything from A to Z in a simple step-by-step format. Everything an adoptive parent needs to know is compiled all in one place, including practical ideas from parents who have been through the process. You can even record your own progress in the book. The author has done an excellent job of researching international adoption, so parents can skip the research and begin the adoption process with confidence. There's nothing the author hasn't thought of!

This book is very thorough and very well thought out. It covers every step from the beginnng to the end of the adoption process. This includes not forgetting to be prepared for the child once they are brought home. Very well done!

This book was in great shape and seems to have a lot of information for me. However, I find as I'm currently going through the adoption process, some of the information is already outdated before the book even makes it to print!

This is a fabulous book...loaded with tips, links, resources and more! We adopted 2 children from Russia a few years ago and I would have loved having this as a resource. I am now an Adoption Coach and share this book with all my clients.
Debbie Mumm, http://www.adoptionhighway.com

I gave this book to my sister as a gift. She said that the information was very detailed and informative.

This book was a little less friendly than I had expected. Although I really like the areas in the book to write down information.

Hours before my flight to adopt, all I remember were my unpacked carry on items all over the living room floor. I was frantically searching for my ER telephone list. My sister was yelling" you're going to miss the plane" and I'm saying......well let's say if I had 10 Steps to Successful International Adoption those ER numbers would have been packed days ago in a brightly colored packet.

It's hard to say what I liked the most about this book. Maybe it's the incredible organization...or the easy-to-read style...or the great quotes from adoptive parents ( called Voices of Experience)...or the sprinkling of great tips throughout.

The bottom line is that I thoroughly enjoyed this guide and give it a big thumbs up!

Take Care Beth O'Malley