Family & Relationships : Adoption

When I said ‘I do’, I not only acquired a husband but also two little boys, a cat and a goldfish. At the time, although apprehensive, I thought that I had a pretty good idea of what I was about to get myself into. It didn’t take me long to discover, however, that the reality was significantly different from my expectations. more...

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The number of childless couples adopting children from abroad has risen in the last decade. Inter-Country Adoption offers a fascinating insight into the emotional, financial and legal difficulties that such prospective parents face. more...

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When Massachusetts passed America's first comprehensive adoption law in 1851, the usual motive for taking in an unrelated child was presumed to be the need for cheap labor. But by 1929 - the first year that every state had an adoption law - the adoptee's main function was seen as emotional. Little Strangers examines the representations of adoption and foster care produced over the intervening years. more...

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An instant classic upon publication in hardcover in 2000,. The Lost Daughters of China presents both a compelling. and informative look at the Chinese adoption process. In this book, Karin Evans tells the story of adopting her. daughter Kelly, who was one of the hundreds of thousands of. infant girls who wait for parents in orphanages all over China at. any given time. Evans artfully weaves this personal account with. extensive insights into the conditions that have led to generations. of abandoned Chinese girls and a legacy of lost women. Recently, the Chinese government has made many significant. changes in their policies with regard to international. adoption, and in this fully revised and updated edition Evans. addresses these changes. Many of the first girls to be adopted. from China are now in their teens (China opened its doors to. international adoption beginning only in the early 1990s), and. Evans also includes in this edition moving stories of these. girls’ experiences growing up in the United States, and in some. cases, returning to China in search of their roots. The Lost Daughters of China is a beautifully written portrait of. Chinese adoption. more...

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'If you read this book you will discover what to expect if you learn that you cannot have babies the easy way. You will also be helped to face what is often the hardest decision for couples struggling to make babies with medical help: how and when to stop trying. Few books on infertility will have so much impact because few authors have Caroline and Bruce's courage to allow the emotional pain of infertility to transform them and their relationship. Much more than an infertility survival guide, Making Babies the Hard Way tracks a journey which starts and ends with love. It is at once a witness statement and an inspiration.'. - Dame Suzi Leather, Chair, The Charity Commission, UK, and former Chair, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, UK. How far would you go to have a baby? Making Babies the Hard Way is a frank account of one couple's discovery that they cannot have children of their own, and their ensuing struggle through four years of fertility treatment. One in six couples worldwide seek assistance to conceive and 80 per cent of couples undergoing fertility treatment are currently unsuccessful. Writing with humour and honesty, Caroline Gallup describes the social, emotional, spiritual and physical impact of infertility on her and her husband, Bruce, including feelings of bereavement for the absent child, the unavoidable sense of inadequacy and the day-to-day difficulties of financial pressure. As well as telling her own moving story, she also offers information and guidance for others who are infertile, or who are considering or undergoing treatment. This courageous and poignant book will be of interest to couples who cannot conceive and those who are undergoing treatment, as well as their families and friends. more...

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