| Description |
xv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The agony and art of becoming an adoptive parent -- The life-changing decisions in adoption -- Where is your child and who will help you find her? : look before you leap, or sign anything -- Fire-setters, egg-suckers, and oreos : scary myths and reassuring realities about adopted children -- The commitment : will you love this child forever and ever and always? -- Daddy Warbucks, Madonna, and real people : myths about adoptive parenthood -- Laboring through the wait and the Harry Potter effect : knitting the tendrils of love around your child -- Family by adoption : spiritual opportunities. |
| Subject |
Adoption -- Psychological aspects.
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Adoptive parents -- Psychology.
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| ISBN |
9781590771334 paperback alkaline paper |
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1590771338 paperback alkaline paper |
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