Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years |
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| Author:
| Cogen, Patty |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55832-326-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Harvard Common Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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Every year, more and more Americans are expanding their families through international adoption. This book explains how to help a child adopted between the ages of six months and five years cope with change, bond with his or her new parents, become a part of the family, and develop a positive self-image that incorporates both American identity and ethnic origins. With advice on language and educational challenges and the development of self-control and independence, Cogen guides...
More DescriptionEvery year, more and more Americans are expanding their families through international adoption. This book explains how to help a child adopted between the ages of six months and five years cope with change, bond with his or her new parents, become a part of the family, and develop a positive self-image that incorporates both American identity and ethnic origins. With advice on language and educational challenges and the development of self-control and independence, Cogen guides adoptive parents all the way through their children's teen years.