Dialogues About Adoption: Conversations Between Parents and Their Children

"Dialogues About Adoption is a practical road map through issues that arise in families with adopted children. Knowing how some parents have responded to their children's questions can be helpful to every family." (Susan Freivalds, Executive Director, Adoptive Families of America, Minneapolis, MN) ----- "Dialogues About Adoption really hits the mark! It is a perfect addition to every household touched by adoption and can help parents avoid needless hand wringing over what to say to their kids as they mature. As adoptive parents ourselves, we appreciate the calm and gentle suggestions in this primer. The insights that it offers will be invaluable to their families." (Pat and Alan Pollock, Parents) ----- "Dialogues About Adoption has captured crucial and compelling moments in the lives of adoptees and their families. Linda Bothun creates a masterful and balanced sense of the complicated and inevitable interplay of normal development and unique adoption issues throughout the life cycle. Dialogues is the most moving and instructive portrayal I've read that deals with the critical turning points every adoptive family faces." (Kent Ravenscroft, MD, Child Psychiatrist, Washington, DC) ----- "Linda Bothun's book, Dialogues About Adoption, offers comfort and support to adopting families who want to know how other families who want to know how other families have handled adoption issues. The real-life anecdotes and experiences shed much-needed light on this complex subject." (Robin Allen, LCSW, ACSW, Executive Director, The Barker Foundation, Adoption Center, Cabin John, MD)