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Brothers and Sisters in Adoption : Helping Children Navigate Relationships When New Kids Join the Family.

What about the kids already there? How do they do when a child with a challenging past joins a family by adoption? When experienced parents decide to adopt an older child or a sibling group, they jump through all kinds of bureaucratic hoops - background checks, interviews, group meetings, reading as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: James, Arleta
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What about the kids already there? How do they do when a child with a challenging past joins a family by adoption? When experienced parents decide to adopt an older child or a sibling group, they jump through all kinds of bureaucratic hoops - background checks, interviews, group meetings, reading assignments, classes, etc. But most often the typically developing children these adults are already parenting (whether through birth or adoption) are left out of the process, informed that a new kid is coming, and simply expected to "adjust" to the addition of another sibling. The addition of a child.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (542 pages)
ISBN:9780857006431
0857006436