
Pre-Owned How to Raise an Adopted Child: A Guide to Help Your Child Flourish from Infancy Through Adolescence (Paperback) 0452265606 9780452265608
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Adoption is an act of love. But it is successful only when parents are prepared to deal with the special needs and circumstances of the adopted child. Judith Schaffer and Christina Lindstrom, both psychotherapists, one an adoptive parent, use their extensive experience to create a comprehensive guide that anticipates practically every situation that adoptive parents can encounter. They provide compassionate, tested advice for parents before, during, and after the adoption. The book includes resources such as:
· A unique age-correlated guide that highlights both physical and psychological developments from birth through adolescence;
· Special advice for single adoptive parents, multiracial families, and children who have special needs;
· Specific guidelines for how and when to tell children they are adopted;
· Real help in handling the bigotry often expressed against children of interracial adoption;
· Suggested responses to comments and unwelcome advice from strangers, neighbors, and family;
· Answers to the questions parents most often ask at each stage of rearing an adopted child;
· Ways to handle a child’s request to find their birth parents;
· And more!
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- Book formatPaperback
- Fiction/nonfictionNon-Fiction
- GenreParenting & Families
- Pub date19910130
- Pages320
- Reading levelGeneral Adult
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- Special advice for single adoptive parents, multiracial families, and children who have special needs;
- Specific guidelines for how and when to tell children they are adopted;
- Real help in handling the bigotry often expressed against children of interracial adoption;
- Suggested responses to comments and unwelcome advice from strangers, neighbors, and family;
- Answers to the questions parents most often ask at each stage of rearing an adopted child;
- Ways to handle a child's request to find their birth parents;
- And more!
Adoption is an act of love. But it is successful only when parents are prepared to deal with the special needs and circumstances of the adopted child. Judith Schaffer and Christina Lindstrom, both psychotherapists, one an adoptive parent, use their extensive experience to create a comprehensive guide that anticipates practically every situation that adoptive parents can encounter. They provide compassionate, tested advice for parents before, during, and after the adoption. The book includes resources such as:
· A unique age-correlated guide that highlights both physical and psychological developments from birth through adolescence;
· Special advice for single adoptive parents, multiracial families, and children who have special needs;
· Specific guidelines for how and when to tell children they are adopted;
· Real help in handling the bigotry often expressed against children of interracial adoption;
· Suggested responses to comments and unwelcome advice from strangers, neighbors, and family;
· Answers to the questions parents most often ask at each stage of rearing an adopted child;
· Ways to handle a child’s request to find their birth parents;
· And more!
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Pre-Owned: Fair
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Walmart Pre-Owned allows you to find previously owned, well-cared-for items from Walmart’s trusted & performance-managed sellers. Shopping Pre-Owned allows you to bring home the best-quality picks at even lower prices, in addition to extending the life of an item & reducing waste. Find your favorites & shop a range of conditions in every category.
Why Walmart Pre-Owned?

Trusted sellers & quality items
Each Pre-Owned item listed comes from Walmart’s trusted performance-managed sellers, to ensure you get quality items.
Quality you can afford
Save even more on top brands & your most-loved items.

30-day free returns
Don’t love it? Most items offer a 30-day* free return policy, for added peace of mind.

Sustainability
Shopping Pre-Owned helps in extending the life of an item & reducing waste.
Product image for illustration purposes only. The item you receive may vary from the image in minor ways, such as slight differences in appearance, color, and/or design. *Exceptions apply during holiday season, and on certain electronics, collectibles, and jewelry.
