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The Adoption Decision: 15 Things You Want to Know Before Adopting
The Adoption Decision 15 Things You Want to Know Before Adopting Author:Laura Christianson In North America, more and more families are adding members through adoption. And there are more ways to adoptand kinds of adoptionthan ever. This quickstart resource will help prospective parents consider key emotional and spiritual issues up front...before they plunge into the nearoverwhelming mass of details and start to run into ro... more »adblocks, even dead ends. Laura Christiansonan adoption educator and mentor, and an adoptive mom herselfbrings her experience and knowledge to address unspoken but crucial questions about...
loving an adopted child
extended familys reaction
expenses
openness in adoption
the role of birth parents
physical disabilities
emotional/behavioral challenges
racial and cultural prejudices
Recounting reallife miracles and mishaps of adoptive families, the author will help prospective parentsand their friends and family membersthink through adoptions challenges and joys, and confidently move forward from a firm emotional and spiritual footing.« less