In this completely revised and updated edition of "Raising Adopted
Children", Lois Melina, editor of "Adopted Children" newsletter and the
mother of two children by adoption, draws on the latest research in
psychology, sociology, and medicine to guide parents through all stages
of their child's development. Melina addresses the pressing adoption
issues of today, such as open adoption, international adoption, and
transracial adoption, and answers parents' most frequently asked
questions, such as:
How will my child "bond" or form attachments to me?
When and how should I tell my child that he was adopted?
What should schools be told about my child?
Will adoption make adolescent upheavals more complicated?
Up-to-date, sensitive, and clear, "Raising Adopted Children" is the
definitive resource for all adoptive parents and concerned
professionals.
" "Raising Adopted Children" is a comprehensive source of practical,
reassuring advice and intelligent support for the adoptive parent. [It
is also an] excellent professional resource for social workers,
physicians, teachers, therapists, and others working with adopted
children and their parents".
--North American Council on Adoptable Children
"Melina, an adoptive parent, writes both sensibly and sensitively on
many critical issues faced by parents and their adopted children from
infancy through adolescence".
-- "Booklist"