All about Adoption: How Families Are Made & How Kids Feel about It

by Marc Nemiroff, Carol Koeller (Illustrator), Jane Annunziata (Joint Author), Jane Annunziata

Overview

Written for children adopted at any age and from any country, All About Adoption explores the what, how and why of adoption, as well as the many feelings kids can experience as they grow up. 

How did you find me?
What does adoption mean?
Where did I come from?
Would you send me back?
What are all those papers?
Will you always love me?
Do I fit in?
Why was I adopted?

And for parents, an extensive afterword discusses the unique practical and emotional dimensions of adoptive children and their families, with suggestions for answering the most challenging questions.

From the Note to Parents:

Adopted children bring many joys to their families. They also bring, as do all children, moments of stress, worry, and frustration. By continually conveying your ongoing availability and willingness to talk about the many feelings that arise as they grow up, you will find the journey easier, richer, and more beneficial for everyone. Parental openness works wonders!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591470595
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	06/28/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Marc Nemiroff is a psychologist in Maryland.  He earned his doctorate at Catholic University and is a graduate from a three-year writing program offered by New Directions in Writing from the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis.  He has held faculty positions at the Washington School of Psychiatry, George Washington University Doctor of Psychology Program, and he was a long-time adviser to the Children's Book Division of American Psychological Association.  He served as Consultant to The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children. He is the author of of many books for children including Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs and Sometimes I'm Scared.  Visit Dr. Nemiroff at www.marcnemiroff.com.

Jane Annunziata, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist with a private practice specializing in children and families in McLean, Virginia. Dr. Annunziata taught and supervised at multiple universities. As a writer, she has contributed parent guidance sections to many children’s books on such varied topics as shyness, parental depression, ambivalence, and a new baby in the family. She is the author of of many books for children including Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs and Sometimes I'm Scared. 

Carol Koeller is the illustrator of Mom, Dad, Come Back Soon, as well as several educational books. Her expressive characters also appear in children's magazines and on greeting cards. She grew up on the East Coast, spent ten years in California, and then settled in Chicago, where she now lives with her husband, two daughters, and various pets. All About Adoption is her second picture book for Magination Press. Visit her at www.carolkoeller.com.