Is Adoption for You: The Information You Need to Make the Right Choice

By Christine A. Adamec

Book Overview

Adoption is the right option for many more types of parents and children than we imagined a few decades ago. However, it is not the right choice for everyone. Is Adoption for You? is a guide to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471183121
• ISBN13: 9780471183129
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A helpful "prequel" if you're unsure about adopting

Most how-to books on adoption offer information and advice on how to adopt babies or older kids, assuming that readers already KNOW that they want to adopt.But what if you're not really sure? After all, if you're not sure you want to adopt, buying a how-to-adopt book is like a person who's unsure about marriage buying a book on planning their wedding.Is Adoption For You is a sort of "prequel," written in a friendly and helpful manner that guides you along the way, with advice on how to consider the issues involved, as well as self-tests and insightful information on adoption and adopted kids. For example, is genetics important to you? If you must have a child who looks like you, adoption won't work for you. Are you a clean freak? Children make lots of messes. It's also important to consider what your spouse or partner thinks about adoption too, one of the many key issues covered in this extremely helpful and practical book.

Adoption for Beginners

I thought this book gave lots of good information showing the pros and cons of adoption. If your thinking about adoption, this is the book for you. The author goes over lots of the myths and misconceptions about adoption. She also gives good resources for getting started. A must read!