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Brothers and sisters in adoption : helping children navigate relationships when new kids join the family / Arleta M. James.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- James, Arleta M., 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adopted children--United States--Psychology.
- Adopted children.
- Adopted children--Family relationships--United States.
- Adoptive parents--Family relationships--United States.
- Adoptive parents.
- Adoptive parents--United States--Psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (542 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis, Ind. : Perspectives Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This comprehensive guide provides advice for those who have children, whether by birth or adopted, who are adopting another child. It explores the impact on sibling relationships as well as offering an overview of the adoption process.
- Contents:
- Brothers and Sisters in Adoption: Helping Children Navigate Relationships When New Kids Join the Family; Introduction; Chapter OneThe Development of Realistic Expectations:Myth or Actuality?; Chapter TwoPre-placement Preparation: The Child's Past is Important; Chapter ThreeTaking Stock: Are We a Family for a Child?; Chapter Four"Getting to Know Him:" Dads in Adoption; Chapter FiveJoining "Waiting" Families and "Waiting" Children:Matching is not an Exact Science; Chapter SixMoving to the Adoptive Family:Through the Eyes of the Child
- Chapter SevenWhen a Child Leaves the Family:Displacement, Disruption and DissolutionChapter EightPost-placement: The Family Becomes Immobilized; Chapter NineMobilization: Becoming a "Newand Different" Family-Part I; Chapter TenMobilization: Becoming a "Newand Different" Family-Part II; Chapter Eleven"We're All Grown Up:" Turning 18 and Beyond; Acknowledgments; Appendices; Glossary; A Parallel Pre-Adoptive Training Modelfor Typically developing Children; Sexual Abuse Pre-Placement Activity; Adoptive Family Safety Contract; Social Readjustment Rating Scale for Adults
- Social Readjustment Rating Scale for Non-adults"We aren't done yet!" Adopting in Middle Adulthood; "But will they be real brothers and sisters?" Families with Typically developing Siblings by Adoptionand/or Birth; Resources; Index; Blank Page
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-90370-9
- 0-85700-643-6
- OCLC:
- 784885285
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