The Intercountry Adoption Debate
The Intercountry Adoption Debate

Author: Robert L. Ballard

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2015-06-18

Total Pages: 750

ISBN-13: 1443879959

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Meaningful discussion about intercountry adoption (the adoption of a child from one country by a family from another country) necessitates an understanding of a complex range of issues. These issues intersect at multiple levels and processes, span geographic and political boundaries, and emerge from radically different cultural beliefs and systems. The result is a myriad of benefits and costs that are both global and deeply personal in scope. This edited volume introduces this complexity an ...

Mine in China
Mine in China

Author: Kelly Mayfield

Publisher:

Published: 2016-04-04

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 9781534666443

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Considering adopting from China? Mine In China is your guide to everything you need to know to make this dream a reality. Topics include:*Affording adoption*How to choose the right agency for your family*Understanding special needs adoption*How to compile a dossier*Detailed explanations of the steps involved, typical timeframes, and acronyms used*Evaluating the file of a potential child*How to understand your child's name and transition him or her to an American name*Questions to ask when requesting an update on your child*Getting through the early days home*Extensive additional resource recommendationsIn addition, the book includes an extensive travel section to make your trip to China go smoothly.*Travel agent, tour guide, and hotel recommendations*Covering the planes, trains, and automobile possibilities of your journey*Important things to do before you travel*The ultimate packing list*Understanding Chinese culture including what to expect for available food options and how to use an Asian style "squatty potty"

The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Your Adopted Child
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Your Adopted Child

Author: Corrie Lynn Player

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2008-08-17

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1605507989

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Domestic or international? Baby or older child? A child with special needs? The number of decisions you will need to make when deciding to adopt can at times seem overwhelming. The Everything® Parent’s Guide to Raising Your Adopted Child offers all the information any potential or newly adoptive parent might need. Parenting expert and adoptive parent Corrie Lynne Player has interviewed hundreds of adoptive parents and presents a cross-section of age, ethnicity, and cultural backgrounds to help you make the most informed decisions. This essential guidebook is packed with reassuring advice on how to handle the most common issues, including: -Questions to ask before adopting -Bonding techniques for each age group—from newborn to teenager -Adopting children with physiological or psychological special needs -Adopting outside your ethnic group -Navigating international adoptions -Fielding difficult questions about your adopted child’s birth parents -Helping your adopted child cope with feelings of loss and abandonment With this book by your side, you will bond with your child for a lifetime!

Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child
Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child

Author: Patty Cogen

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2011-05-14

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 145876883X

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Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child guides adoptive parents in promoting a child's emotional and social adjustment, from the family's first hours together through the teen years. It explains how to help an adopted child cope with the ''Big Change,'' bond with new parents, become part of a family, and develop a positive self-image that incorporates both American identity and ethnicity origins. Parents waiting to meet their adoptive children will appreciate Cogen's advice about preparing for the trip and handling the first meeting. The author's main focus, though, is the child's adaptation over the next months and years. Cogen explains how to deal with the child's ''mixed maturities''; how (and why) to tell the child's story from the child's point of view; how to handle sleep problems and resistance to household rules; and how to encourage eye contact and ease transitions and separations. The reassuring narrative tone and the breadth and depth of information make this the most substantive and accessible book available and an indispensable resource for parents who adopt, professionals who advise adoptive parents, and teachers of adoptive children

Inter-country Adoption (Handbook On Laws And Policy Framework In India)
Inter-country Adoption (Handbook On Laws And Policy Framework In India)

Author: Dr. Anil Kumar Dixit

Publisher: True Sign Publishing House

Published:

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 9361842862

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This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the complex landscape surrounding international adoptions within the Indian context. Embark on a journey through the corridors of legislation, regulations, and policies governing inter-country adoption in India. This handbook serves as an indispensable resource, providing legal professionals, adoption agencies, policymakers, and concerned individuals with a thorough understanding of the nuanced and ever-evolving framework. This is not just a legal manual; it's a guide for ethical, informed decision-making. With navigational aids, practical guides, and procedural outlines, the handbook ensures that readers can traverse the adoption process with confidence and clarity. This handbook is your indispensable companion. Illuminate the path forward, informed by a profound understanding of the laws and policies that shape inter-country adoption in India.

The International Adoption Handbook
The International Adoption Handbook

Author: Myra Alperson

Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1466856246

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For anyone involved in, or thinking about, adopting a child from abroad, The International Adoption Handbook is an essential guide. The process of international adoption can sometimes seem complex, frustrating, and endless. This step-by-step guide, which provides the necessary hard facts and information — as well as support through the experiences of the author and others — will help smooth the way. After a general discussion of who may adopt and what restrictions may apply, the book goes into the nitty-gritty of what the process entails: choosing where to adopt and how to go about it; using an agency or facilitator; initiating the home study; assembling a dossier; working with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service; knowing the topes of expenses that can be anticipated; and many other issues. In addition, the book provides up-to-date information on resources, including what is available today on the Internet, information that was previously difficult for adoptive parents to find out on their own. Equally informative are the author's interviews of a number of adoptive families whose stories are interspersed throughout the book. By sharing their experiences, they help to make the process work for others.

Adoption Healing
Adoption Healing

Author: Joe Soll

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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A unique book describing the coersion of pregnant women to surrender their babies to adoption, the personal holocaust suffered by them, and strategies for healing

Mamalita
Mamalita

Author: Jessica O'Dwyer

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 2010-10-19

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1580053343

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The author, who at 32 years old experienced early menopause, chronicles her tireless efforts to adopt a Guatemalan child, including uprooting her life and moving to Antigua in order to navigate the thorny adoption process and finally bring her daughter home. Original.

Adoption at the Movies
Adoption at the Movies

Author: Addison Cooper

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2017-01-19

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1784502758

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Get your family talking about adoption with the ultimate collection of films to help the whole family to explore their feelings in a fun and safe way. With a film for each week of the year, Addison Cooper has compiled the best movies, new and old, for family-friendly viewing. Among those featured are Finding Dory, Frozen, Paddington, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kung Fu Panda, Star Wars, Divergent, The Blind Side and I am Sam. Carefully selected, the movies included will help families to comfortably talk about important adoption-related topics. They are accompanied by descriptions of the themes and ideas to get the conversations started. Helping all members of the family to explore both the pain and joy of adoption, they cover a range of issues which can arise such as culture, identity, control, and reunification. With something for everyone - from kids, to teens, to grown-ups - this is a must-have for all adoptive families.