Brothers and Sisters in Adoption : Helping Children Navigate Relationships When New Kids Join the Family.

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Author / Creator:	James, Arleta.
Imprint:	London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (542 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Adopted children -- United States -- Psychology. Adopted children -- Family relationships -- United States. Adoptive parents -- Family relationships -- United States. Adoptive parents -- United States -- Psychology. Adopted children -- Family relationships. Adopted children -- Psychology. Adoptive parents -- Psychology. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12587405

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ISBN:	9780857006431 0857006436
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	What about the kids already there? How do they do when a child with a challenging past joins a family by adoption? When experienced parents decide to adopt an older child or a sibling group, they jump through all kinds of bureaucratic hoops - background checks, interviews, group meetings, reading assignments, classes, etc. But most often the typically developing children these adults are already parenting (whether through birth or adoption) are left out of the process, informed that a new kid is coming, and simply expected to "adjust" to the addition of another sibling. The addition of a child.
Other form:	Print version: James, Arleta. Brothers and Sisters in Adoption : Helping Children Navigate Relationships When New Kids Join the Family. London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2012 9781849059060

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