Adopting (eBook)

Real Life Stories

Ann Morris (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
288 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-155-6 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;Who makes adoption a success? We do: the kids and parents in the new family as we change shape to accommodate each other."e;With more than 70 real life stories, revealing moments of vulnerability and moments of joy, this book provides an authentic insight into adoption. These stories take the reader on a journey through every stage of the adoption process, from making the initial decision to adopt to hearing from adoptees, and offer an informative and emotive account of the reality of families' experiences along the way. It includes chapters on adopting children of all ages as well as sibling groups; adopting as a single parent; adopting as a same sex couple; adopting emotionally and physically abused children; the nightmare of adoption breaking down; contact with birth parents; tracing and social media and more. Adopting: Real Life Stories will be an informative and refreshing read for adopters, potential adopters, professionals and all those whose lives have in some way been touched by adoption or want to know more about it.

Autor

Ann Morris is a journalist, magazine editor and media consultant living in London. She is the author of several books. Adoption UK is a registered charity which aims to provide information, support and advice for prospective and existing adoptive parents and long-term foster carers.

Inhalt

Introduction. 1. So you want to adopt? 2. First meetings, first months. 3. Adopting babies and toddlers. 4. Adopting older children.5. Adolescents.6. Adopting a child with a physical or learning disability.7. Adopting an emotionally, physically or sexually abused child.8. Going it alone.9. Same sex couples.10. Adopting sibling groups.11. One plus one - adding an adopted child to your birth family.12. Adoption, race and religion.13. Taking in the child, taking on the school.14. Contact in adoption.15. Attachment issues.16. Breakdown.17. Who am I? Telling, talking and needing to know more. 18. Tracing and social media. 19. The birth mother's story. Useful organisations.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.11.2016
• Vorwort: Hugh Thornbery
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: abused children • Adoptee • adopting a child • Adoption UK • adoptive parent • Amber Elliott • Assessment • attachment disorder • BAAF • birth family • Child Trauma • Contact • Dan Hughes • Disability • gay parenting • guide to adoption • hedi argent • how to adopt • interracial adoption • jenifer lord • lesbian parenting • No Matter What • placement breakdown • related by adoption • Sally Donovan • same sex adoption • same sex couple • same sex parenting • Siblings • Social Media • therapeutic parenting • Tracing • Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting • what to expect when you're adopting
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-155-7 / 1784501557
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-155-6 / 9781784501556