YOU CAN ADOPT: AN ADOPTIVE FAMILIES GUIDE
Book ID/图书代码： 13010511B46467
English Summary/英文概要： From Adoptive Families magazine, the country’s leading resource on adoption, this warm, authoritative book is full of practical, realistic advice from leading attorneys, doctors, social workers, and psychologists, as well as honest, intimate stories from real parents and children. You Can Adopt answers every question–even the ones you’re afraid to ask:
• When should I shift from fertility treatment to adoption?
• How do I talk to my spouse about adoption?
• Can we find a healthy baby?
• Do I need an attorney? An adoption agency?
• Can the birth mother take the baby back?
• How much will this really cost? How long will it take?
• Aren’t all adopted children unhappy?
• Can I love a child who “isn’t mine”?
• How can I ease the rest of my family into this decision?
Complete with checklists and worksheets, You Can Adopt will help make your dreams of family come true.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书在乃是一本集大成之作，既温暖人心，又权威可靠：该书借鉴了国内顶尖级杂志—《收养家庭》中的相关文章，同时采纳了知名律师，医生，社会工作者以及心理学家所提供的实用的建议，而且还引用了一些现实生活中的小故事。本书对每一个问题做出了回答，甚至包括哪些惮于发文的话题：
对我而言什么时候决定放弃生养、选择收养最为合适？
我该采用何种方式向我的配偶诉说收养问题？
我们能找到一个身心健全的孩子吗？
我需要向律师或者收养机构咨询吗？
孩子的生母可以随时要回孩子吗?
领养孩子的花费是多少？领养程序要花费多少时间？
是不是所有被收养的孩子都不会快乐？
我能够疼爱一个非我所亲生的孩子吗？
我该如何劝服我的家人接受我的决定？
本书还提供了详尽的表格，相信本书一定会令你的“家庭之梦”早日实现。(兼职翻译-XMM)
Awards/获奖情况："The definitive guide to adoption: readable, reliable, and comprehensive. Every possible question–even the most sensitive–is answered here, and the companion website ensures the information will never go out of date."---Mark T. McDermott, former president, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys "A necessary resource for anyone considering adoption and going far beyond what you can find on the Internet, You Can Adopt filters out the noise and gathers the best there is to know on the experience of adopting."---Susan Soonkeum Cox, vice president, Holt International Children’s Services
"An absolute must-read. These hauntingly beautiful tales are all about the astonishing power of love between children and parents who in so many cases seemed eerily destined to be together. This book convinced me: If you want to do so, you can adopt–and it will be the best thing you’ve ever done."---Susan Kane, editor in chief, Parenting magazine
"A satisfying combination of facts and guidelines that are simple to follow with the supportive, lyrical, sentimental and experienced words of those who have lived the experiences of every aspect of the process from beginning to end."---Dr. Jane Aronson, director, International Pediatric Health Services, and CEO, Worldwide Orphans Foundation
"We expect this guide to adoption to become the go-to book on the topic. The authors lay out the process in a smart, step-by-step fashion; essays from adoptive parents give it the feel of a real-life support group."---Cookie magazine
"An excellent handbook…This thorough and honest resource stands out among other books on this topic in both its comprehensiveness and the authors’ candor…Rather than endorsing any one way to adopt, the [authors] examine many approaches and outline the benefits and pitfalls of each." ---Booklist , starred review
About the Author/作者介绍： 苏珊.科夫曼是《收养家庭》杂志的出版商见首席编辑，每当媒体想要报道收养家庭的故事，苏珊就成了他们诉求建议的专家。《福克斯新闻》，美国国家广播电台，《人民》，《华尔街时报》以及《波士顿邮报》都对她进行过报道。 埃索德.模特里曾是时代集团杂志的编辑之一，在那里她负责女性杂志的编辑工作。
苏珊和埃索德一共养育了五个孩子，其中有三个为收养，他们分别来自中国，埃塞俄比亚和新泽西。
Susan Caughman , the publisher and editor-in-chief of Adoptive Families magazine, is the expert the media turns to when they have an adoption-related story. She has appeared on Fox News and NPR, and in People, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe.
Isolde Motley is the former corporate editor of Time Inc., where she was responsible for the editorial content of its women’s magazines.
Between them, Susan and Isolde have five children, three of them adopted, from China, Ethiopia, and New Jersey.
Format:HARDCOVER
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