{"product_id":"making-sense-of-adoption-a-parents-guide-9780060963194","title":"Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent's Guide","description":"When to tell, What to tell, and How to tell\u003cp\u003eChildren who are adopted have predictable and often unspoken concerns about themselves and how they joined their families. In this wise and timely guide, Lois Melina, author of the classic manual \u003cem\u003eRaising Adopted Children, \u003c\/em\u003e helps parents anticipate and respond to those concerns in ways that build self-esteem. Through sample conversations, reassuring advice, and age-specific activities parents will find answers to such questions as: \u003c\/p\u003e-- When should I give my child the letter her birthmother wrote?\u003cbr\u003e-- How do I share information that might upset my child?\u003cbr\u003e-- How can I know when my child is wondering about adoption?\u003cbr\u003e-- What should I tell school personnel about my child's history? What about family and friends?\u003cbr\u003e-- How can I be sure we talk about adoption enough, but not too much?\u003cp\u003eWhether parents adopted traditionally, as stepparents, or through donor insemination, surrogacy, or in vitro fertilization, Making Sense of Adoption will open the door to a lifetime of growth and understanding for adoptive families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelina, Lois Ruskai:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLois Ruskai Melina is the editor of \u003cem\u003eAdopted Child\u003c\/em\u003e newsletter and serves on the board of directors of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of information about adoption and providing guidance for practice and policy change in the field. Melina speaks frequently about adoption to professional organizations and adoptive parents throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eMaking Sense of Adoption\u003c\/em\u003e and the coauthor of \u003cem\u003eThe Open Adoption Experience\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764107182354,"sku":"9780060963194","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6754977d-951b-48c0-9b40-b770fea1ed5d.jpg?v=1764755884","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/making-sense-of-adoption-a-parents-guide-9780060963194","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}