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Risk and Promise: a handbook for parents adopting a child from overseas
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.7340973
EAN: 9780970776259
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 097077625X
Label: NTI Upstream
Manufacturer: NTI Upstream
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: December 11, 2006
Publisher: NTI Upstream
Release Date: December 15, 2006
Studio: NTI Upstream
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Editorial Review:
Risk and Promise is designed to help prospective international adoption parents better understand the risk factors as well as the protective factors a child from overseas is presenting, support the parents through the decision-making process, and guide them during the period of transition in their lives as their new child moves into their family. The premise of Risk and Promise is that the success of any adoption, both international and domestic, is a function of not only the capabilities and needs of the child, but also the expectations, characteristics, and lifestyle of the adoptive family members. It is important that prospective adoptive families assess their tolerance for uncertainty, for the potential challenges that the child may bring, and the parents ability (financial and otherwise) to modify their lifestyle in order to accommodate the demands of a child who may be quite challenging. Along these lines, a secondary objective of this book is to enlighten prospective adoptive parents regarding the extent of what may be required of them if, indeed, they are to fulfill the commitment that they are making in taking on the responsibility for a child whose needs will unfold over time.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Sobering and Informative
Risk and Promise does a very good job of driving home the critical message that adoptive parents need to find out everything they possibly can about the medical history of their child while they are overseas, and they need to have a thorough exam completed shortly upon returning home. The chapter entitled "Easing the Transition From Orphanage to Home" is upbeat and helpful. Overall, this is a quick and worthwhile read.
Rating:  - Risk and Promise - a great wealth of knowledge
I thought this was a very good course. I have adopted before and took a parenting course, but this had so much more data than what I even received. I think it would be great for first time parents to learn what they can expect, and an excellent refresher course for families who are extending their already added on family.
Rating: - Risk and Promise
Information provided was excellent. Very in-depth and well-rounded. Provided information on all aspects of adoption. Some of it did not apply to our situation, but the information was still helpful and gave us insight into what we would otherwise never know. It's a pretty easy read, but sometimes it was tough to read, since it doesn't mince words. You get the honest truth.
Rating:  - Good for first time Parents
This book is good for parents who are first time parents and if they do not have a social worker to explain things in detail. It has good charts.
Rating: - Adoption lawyer's observations
Next June I will have been working in the adoption field for fourty years. I am a Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. I believe this book is a MUST for anyone contemplating a foreign adoption and should be considered by anyone adopting a child, foreign or domestic. It contains critical information to be considered in accepting a placement. Too often I have seen adoptive parents make emotional decisions which they later regreted. If one has made the caring decision to adopt ... Read More
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