Search -
The Whole Life Adoption Book: Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family
The Whole Life Adoption Book Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family Author:Jayne E. Schooler ADOPTIVE FAMILES DEAL WITH A SPECIAL DYNAMIC THAT AFFECTS PARENTS, ADOPTED CHILDREN, AND BIRTH CHILDREN. And they face unique issues of attachment, adjustment, and identity. Creating a nurturing family environment and being prepared for typical crisis points are critical in forging a healthy, lasting family relationship. This book will give h... more »ope and direction to those considering adoption and to those desiring to improve and develop the adoptive family relationship at any stage. "Jayne Schooler's thoughtful, caring book is practical and highly informative. Every adoptive parent should read it."-Foster W. Cline, M.D., psychiatrist, consultant, and coauthor of Parenting with Love and Logic and Parenting Teens with Love and Logic "As a staff member of a county child welfare agency, Jayne Schooler understands adoption from the outside in; as an adoptive mother, she understands it from the inside out. Her book will make a difference in the lives of many people."-Edward G. Kuhlmann, D.S.W., ACSW; LSW "With personal and professional insight, Jayne Schooler shares guidelines for adoptive parents-guidelines to help them walk that straight and narrow path between obsession with adoption issues and denial of those issues."-Betsy Keefer, Parenthesis Post Adoption Program, Columbus, Ohio "A practical, understandable, down-to-earth resource book. 'Must' reading for adoptive parents and those who plan to adopt."-Barbara Tremitiere, Ph.D., ACSW, Tremitiere, Ward, and Associates "For years Jayne Schooler has helped create nurturing family environments for adopted children to thrive in. Now she brings her wisdom and encouragement to every adoptive parent. I highly recommend this book."-John Trent, Ph.D., Vice President of Today's Family and coauthor of The Blessing and The Language of Love« less