Searching for a Past: The Adopted Adult's Unique Process of Finding Identity

Schooler, Jayne

Parenting & Relationships

Pinon Pr

Telling a child he or she is adopted can be a trying task, but this is only the first step. After becoming aware that he or she is adopted, the child will question the details of the adoption. The truth may reveal details that are painful and sometimes traumatic: a parent is in prison, a drug addict, or even a rapist. In Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child, Keefer and Schooler demonstrate that in even the most difficult situations, foster and adoptive parents must not withhold or distort information about the past. Though sometimes including difficult truths, communication between a caregiver or parent and foster or adopted child can help a child grow up into an emotionally and psychologically healthy adult. Providing help for parents or caregivers wishing to productively communicate with their child, Keefer and Schooler answer such questions as: How do I share difficult information about my child's adoption in a sensitive manner? When is the right time to tell my child the whole truth? How do I find further information on my child's history? Age appropriate guidelines will make an arduous task organized and easier. Detailed descriptions of actual cases help the parent or caregiver find ways to discover the truth (particularly in closed and international adoption cases), organize the truth, and explain the truth gently to a toddler, child, or young adult that may be horrified by it. Parents, teachers, counselors, and other caregivers will come away from this reading with a sharper knowledge of how to make sense of the past for foster and adopted children of all ages.

Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Keefer, Betsy

Schooler, Jayne E.

Keefer, Betsy E.

Psychology & Counseling

Praeger

Unplanned teen pregnancies impact the entire family. This book chronicles the story of one such a family, from initial heartbreak and shock to a new level of love and spiritual commitment. Includes expert advice and spiritual insights.

"Mom, Dad . . . I'm Pregnant": When Your Daughter or Son Faces an Unplanned Pregnancy

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

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Authors Jayne E. Schooler and Thomas C. Atwood share insights into every aspect of adoption. This powerful resource addresses the needs and concerns facing adoptive parents, while offering encouragement for the journey ahead.

The Whole Life Adoption Book: Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family

Atwood, Thomas

Adoption

What would happen if Christians faced the issue of shame instead of ran from it? The Shame Exchange includes discussion questions and explores the difference between seven types of shame. Readers, including counselors and church leaders, will learn that facing shame brings deeper intimacy with God, spiritual transformation, and ultimately freedom from shame.

The Shame Exchange: Trading Shame for God's Mercy and Freedom

Breedlove, Sally

Ennis, Ralph

Breedlove, Steve

Why doesn’t our child return our love? What are we failing to understand? What are we failing to do? These questions can fill the minds of adoptive parents caring for wounded, traumatized children. Families often enter into this experience with high expectations for their child and for themselves but are broadsided by shattered assumptions. This book addresses the reality of those unmet expectations and offers validation and solutions for the challenges of parenting deeply traumatized and emotionally disturbed children.

Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families

Callahan, Timothy

Keefer Smalley, Betsy

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