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Author |
: Jana Wolff |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 167 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1195021537 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by : Jana Wolff
Author |
: Jana Wolff |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2010-01-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0967214319 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780967214313 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by : Jana Wolff
While books about adoption proliferate, none of them addresses the subject of open and interracial adoption like Jana Wolff's personal and frank account does in [i]Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother[/i]. Often irreverent, always insightful, surprisingly funny and stunningly honest, [i]Secret Thoughts[/i] tells it like it is: How it feels for a woman to look nothing like her child and to know the woman who does. This fiercely honest and funny book answers questions no one dares to ask: What if I don't like the child I get? Will she want the baby back? If this is the happiest day of my life, why am I so sad? Am I too white for a kid this black? Chapter titles include: The Myth of Bliss, Friendly Racism, Meeting Your Child's Mother, and Adopted Poop Doesn't Smell Any Different.
Author |
: Jana Wolff |
Publisher |
: Andrews McMeel Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 164 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0836221869 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780836221862 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by : Jana Wolff
While books about adoption proliferate, none of them addresses the subject of open and interracial adoption like Jana Wolff's personal and frank account does in [i]Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother[/i]. Often irreverent, always insightful, surprisingly funny and stunningly honest, [i]Secret Thoughts[/i] tells it like it is: How it feels for a woman to look nothing like her child and to know the woman who does. This fiercely honest and funny book answers questions no one dares to ask: What if I don't like the child I get? Will she want the baby back? If this is the happiest day of my life, why am I so sad? Am I too white for a kid this black? Chapter titles include: "The Myth of Bliss," Friendly Racism," "Meeting Your Child's Mother," and "Adopted Poop Doesn't Smell Any Different."
Author |
: Nancy Newton Verrier |
Publisher |
: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1905664761 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781905664764 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Primal Wound by : Nancy Newton Verrier
Originally published in 1993, this classic piece of literature on adoption has revolutionised the way people think about adopted children. Nancy Verrier examines the life-long consequences of the 'primal wound' - the wound that is caused when a child is separated from its mother - for adopted people. Her argument is supported by thorough research in pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding and the effects of loss.
Author |
: Melissa Guida-Richards |
Publisher |
: North Atlantic Books |
Total Pages |
: 257 |
Release |
: 2021-10-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781623175832 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1623175836 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis What White Parents Should Know about Transracial Adoption by : Melissa Guida-Richards
The White Fragility for transracial adoption--practical tools for nurturing identity, unlearning white saviorism, and fixing the mistakes you don't even know you're making. If you're the white parent of a transracially or internationally adopted child, you may have been told that if you try your best and work your hardest, good intentions and a whole lot of love will be enough to give your child the security, attachment, and nurturing family life they need to thrive. The only problem? It's not true. What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption breaks down the dynamics that frequently fly under the radar of the whitewashed, happily-ever-after adoption stories we hear so often. Written by Melissa Guida-Richards--a transracial, transnational, and late-discovery adoptee--this book unpacks the mistakes you don't even know you're making and gives you the real-life tools to be the best parent you can be, to the child you love more than anything. From original research, personal stories, and interviews with parents and adoptees, you'll learn: What parents wish they'd known before they adopted--and what kids wish their adoptive parents had done differently What white privilege, white saviorism, and toxic positivity are...and how they show up, even when you don't mean it How your child might feel and experience the world differently than you All about microaggressions, labeling, and implicit bias How to help your child connect with their cultural heritage through language, food, music, and clothing The 5 stages of grief for adoptive parents How to start tough conversations, work with defensiveness, and process guilt
Author |
: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 191 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1884527825 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781884527821 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by : Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
"Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make a difference in the world. In the community, Rosaria was involved in volunteer work. At the university, she was a respected advisor of students and her department's curriculum. And then, in her late 30s, Rosaria encountered something that turned her world upside down -- the idea that Christianity, a religion that she had regarded as problematic and sometimes downright damaging, might be right about who God was. That idea seemed to fly in the face of the people and causes that she most loved. What follows is a story of what she describes as a train wreck at the hand of the supernatural. These are her secret thoughts about those events, written as only a reflective English professor could."--Back cover.
Author |
: Evelyn Robinson |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 2018-11-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1729816886 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781729816882 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Adoption and Loss by : Evelyn Robinson
Evelyn Robinson, OAM, has written four books about adoption separation and reunion. This is her first book. What becomes of women who are separated from their children by adoption? Why do so many adopted people feel such a strong desire to seek out their families of origin? In what ways are families with adopted children different from other families? This book by Evelyn Robinson provides the answers to these questions and many others.'Adoption and Loss - The Hidden Grief' was first published in 2000. A revised edition was published in 2003 and the 21st Century edition was published in 2018.
Author |
: Sherrie Eldridge |
Publisher |
: National Geographic Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2009-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780385341622 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0385341628 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis 20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed by : Sherrie Eldridge
Do I have what it takes to be a successful adoptive parent? Does my child consider me a successful parent? Will I ever hear my rebellious teen say, “I love you”? What tools do I need to succeed? In her groundbreaking first book, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew, Sherrie Eldridge gave voice to the very real concerns of adopted children, whose unique perspectives offered unprecedented insight. In this all-new companion volume, Eldridge goes beyond those insights and shifts her focus to parents, offering them much-needed encouragement and hope. Speaking from her own experience as an adoptee and an expert in the field of adoption, Eldridge shares proven strategies and the moving narratives of nearly one hundred adoptive families, helping parents gain a deeper understanding of what is normal, both for their children and themselves. By first strengthening yourself as a parent, you’ll be able to truly listen to your child, and to connect with him on every level, by opening the channels of communication and keeping them open forever. Then you and your child can grow closer through the practical exercises at the end of every chapter. Discover how to • be confident that your role in your child’s life is vital and irreplaceable • pass on the legacy of healthy self-care by assessing and regulating your stress • communicate unconditional love to your child • talk candidly with your child about her adoption and her birth family • teach your family how to respond positively to insensitive remarks about adoption • connect with other adoptive families–and build a support network • plus learn to become a “warrior” parent…settle the “real parent” question…cope with emotional triggers–what to do when you “lose it” . . . celebrate the miracle of your family…and much more
Author |
: Shannon M. Foust |
Publisher |
: Bold & Brave Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 136 |
Release |
: 2021-09-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1951797574 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781951797577 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Secrets Every Adoptive Mother Should Know by : Shannon M. Foust
Author |
: Gabrielle Glaser |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 354 |
Release |
: 2021-01-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780735224698 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0735224692 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Baby by : Gabrielle Glaser
A New York Times Notable Book The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other. “[T]his book about the past might foreshadow a coming shift in the future… ‘I don’t think any legislators in those states who are anti-abortion are actually thinking, “Oh, great, these single women are gonna raise more children.” No, their hope is that those children will be placed for adoption. But is that the reality? I doubt it.’”[says Glaser]” -Mother Jones During the Baby Boom in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion was illegal. In 1961, sixteen-year-old Margaret Erle fell in love and became pregnant. Her enraged family sent her to a maternity home, where social workers threatened her with jail until she signed away her parental rights. Her son vanished, his whereabouts and new identity known only to an adoption agency that would never share the slightest detail about his fate. The adoption business was founded on secrecy and lies. American Baby lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with hopeful families, fabricating stories about infants' origins and destinations, then closing the door firmly between the parties forever. Adoption agencies and other organizations that purported to help pregnant women struck unethical deals with doctors and researchers for pseudoscientific "assessments," and shamed millions of women into surrendering their children. The identities of many who were adopted or who surrendered a child in the postwar decades are still locked in sealed files. Gabrielle Glaser dramatically illustrates in Margaret and David’s tale--one they share with millions of Americans—a story of loss, love, and the search for identity.