The 'W.I.S.E. Up!' tool: empowering adopted children to cope with questions and comments about adoption.(Family Matters): An article from: Pediatric Nursing
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Author(s)Ellen Singer
PublisherJannetti Publications, Inc.
ISBN / ASINB0042VEIAQ
ISBN-13978B0042VEIA2
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From the author: Families of adopted children and the children themselves are not strangers to intrusive questions about private information, such as "Is that your real child (or mother)?" and "Why did your mother give you away?" While the questions may be benign, they can be uncomfortable to handle and harmful to a child's self-esteem. To counteract this, The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) in Maryland has developed an empowering tool for adoptive children and their families. The "W.I.S.E. Up!" tool is based on the premise that adoptive children are wiser about adoption than peers who are not adopted. The tool uses the acronym W.I.S.E. to teach children four options for responding to uncomfortable questions: W (walk away), I (ignore or change the subject), S (share what you are comfortable sharing), and E (educate about adoption in general). Nurses can assist adoptive families by introducing them to this empowering tool.
Citation Details
Title: The 'W.I.S.E. Up!' tool: empowering adopted children to cope with questions and comments about adoption.(Family Matters)
Author: Ellen Singer
Publication:Pediatric Nursing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2010
Publisher: Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Volume: 36 Issue: 4 Page: 209(4)
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
From the author: Families of adopted children and the children themselves are not strangers to intrusive questions about private information, such as "Is that your real child (or mother)?" and "Why did your mother give you away?" While the questions may be benign, they can be uncomfortable to handle and harmful to a child's self-esteem. To counteract this, The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) in Maryland has developed an empowering tool for adoptive children and their families. The "W.I.S.E. Up!" tool is based on the premise that adoptive children are wiser about adoption than peers who are not adopted. The tool uses the acronym W.I.S.E. to teach children four options for responding to uncomfortable questions: W (walk away), I (ignore or change the subject), S (share what you are comfortable sharing), and E (educate about adoption in general). Nurses can assist adoptive families by introducing them to this empowering tool.
Citation Details
Title: The 'W.I.S.E. Up!' tool: empowering adopted children to cope with questions and comments about adoption.(Family Matters)
Author: Ellen Singer
Publication:Pediatric Nursing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2010
Publisher: Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Volume: 36 Issue: 4 Page: 209(4)
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
