Raising Adopted Children Revised Edition

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: <P>How will my child bond or form attachments to me? <P>When and how should I tell my child that he was adopted? <P>What should schools be told about my child? <P>Will adoption make adolescent upheavals more complicated? <P>Up-to-date sensitive and clear Raising Adopted Children is the definitive resource for all adoptive parents and concerned professionals.<P> 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.<BR>--North American Council on Adoptable Children<P>Melina an adoptive parent writes both sensibly and sensitively on many critical issues faced by parents and their adopted children from infancy through adolescence.<BR>-- Booklist