Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends and Community

by Caryn Abramowitz and Amy Coughlin

Book Overview

Families who adopt children from other countries are faced with myriad questions--from friends, coworkers, family members, classmates, and caretakers alike. If left unanswered, these questions can spawn misunderstanding and hurtful remarks capable of shattering a vulnerable child's sense of belonging: "She's not my real cousin She's Chinese "

Drawing from their experiences as adoptive parents of foreign-born children, authors Caryn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621571866
• ISBN13: 9781621571865
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"