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Crook, Marion, 1941-

Thicker than blood : adoptive parenting in the modern world / Marion Crook. - Vancouver, BC Arsenal Pulp Press 2016. - 211 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index.

Foreword / by Adam Pertman -- Secrecy in adoption -- Why parents adopt -- Becoming a family -- Successful parenting -- What children need and how parents can help -- Helping adoptees through ages and stages -- The changing world of adoption -- Search and reunion -- The future of adoption.

Adoptive parents can be bewildered or apprehensive and find themselves struggling in ways they hadn't anticipated. Marion Crook gently takes adoptive parents through the process of adoption from childhood to adulthood, helping to demystify the experience with compassion and reassurance. Meticulously researched but refreshingly free of academic jargon, this book will enlighten and empower adoptive parents and those who work with adopted children alike.



ISBN: 9781551526317 155152631X 9781551526324 1551526328

LCCN: 2016438688

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 2015908282X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Adoptive parents.
Parenting.
Adopted children--Psychology.
Adoption--Psychological aspects.

LC Class. No.: HV875 / .C763 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 649.145