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100 1  Bosco-Ruggiero, Stephanie. 
245 00 Adopting older children :|ba practical guide to adopting 
       and parenting children over age four /|cStephanie Bosco-
       Ruggiero, Gloria Russo Wassell, and Victor Groza. 
264  1 Far Hills, New Jersey :|bNew Horizon Press,|c2014. 
300    xvii, 281 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographic references. 
505 0  Introduction; Chapter 1: Deciding to Adopt an Older Child;
       Chapter 2: Who Can Adopt an Older Child?; Chapter 3: 
       Adopting Within the United States; Chapter 4: Intercountry
       Adoption; Chapter 5: Post-Adoption Services; Chapter 6: 
       Welcoming Your Child Home; Chapter 7: Adoptive Families 
       are "Real" Families-Educating Friends and Family about 
       Older Child Adoption; Chapter 8: Multicultural and 
       Multiracial Adoptive Families; Chapter 9: Sibling 
       Relationships; Chapter 10: Navigating Biological Family 
       Relationships andUnderstanding Adoption; Chapter 11: The 
       Traumatized Child 
505 8  Chapter 12: Grief and Loss in Adopted Children ;Chapter 13
       : Attachment and Adoption; Chapter 14: Emerging Sense of 
       Self; Chapter 15: Mental Health; Chapter 16: Physical 
       Health; Chapter 17: Development and Learning; Chapter 18: 
       Parenting Methods to Build Your Child's Resilience and 
       Enhance Behavioral Functioning; Chapter 19: The Strengths 
       of Adoptive Parents; Chapter 20: TheImportance of Social 
       Support and Community; Chapter 21: Adoptive Parents' Self-
       Care; Chapter 22: Help for Adoptive Parents Dealing 
       withSerious Issues; Conclusion; Appendix: Recommended 
       Resources by Chapter; Notes 
520    Are you thinking of adopting an older child? There are 200,
       000 plus hoping for families in the U.S. alone and more 
       worldwide. Adopting an older child, though, presents a 
       unique set of parenting issues as well as rewards.Adopting
       Older Children highlights the most significant challenges 
       when parenting older adoptees who face mental health, 
       behavioral and educational issues. Included is critical 
       information about developmental issues that may arise for 
       the adoptee, issues related to the adoptee's emerging 
       sense of self, sexual orientation and cultural identity 
       and other special needs... -- back cover 
650  0 Adoption. 
650  0 Parent and child. 
700 1  Wassell, Gloria Russo,|eauthor. 
700 1  Groza, Victor,|d1956-|eauthor. 
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