Brothers and Sisters in Adoption
Helping Children Navigate Relationships When New Kids Join the Family
Arleta James
Hardback: £15.99 / $24.95
2012, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 544pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-906-0, BIC 2: VFVK
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1. The Development of Realistic Expectations. 2. Pre-placement Preparation. 3. Taking Stock: Are We a Family for a Child? 4. “Getting to Know Him:” Dads in Adoption. 5. Joining “Waiting” Families and “Waiting” Children: Matching is not an Exact Science. 6. Moving to the Adoptive Family: Through the Eyes of the Child. 7. When a Child Leaves the Family: Displacement, Disruption and Dissolution. 8. Post-placement: The Family Becomes Immobilized. 9. Mobilization: Becoming a “New and Different” Family – Part 1. 10. Mobilization: Becoming a “New and Different” Family – Part 2. 11. “We're All Grown Up:” Turning 18 and Beyond.
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