Lois Ruskai Melina: 3 books
Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition
Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
In this completely revised and updated edition of Raising Adopted Children, Lois Melina, editor of Adopted Child newsletter and the mother of two children by adoption, draws on the latest research in psychology, sociology, and medicine to guide parents through all stages of their child's development....
Making Sense of Adoption
A Parent's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
When to tell, What to tell, and How to tell
Children who are adopted have predictable and often unspoken concerns about themselves and how they joined their families. In this wise and timely guide, Lois Melina, author of the classic manual Raising Adopted Children, helps parents anticipate...
The Open Adoption Experience
A Complete Guide for Adoptive and Birth Families--from Making the Decision Through the Child's Growing Years
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2010
Two leading experts provide an authoritative and reassuring guide to the issues and concerns of adoptive and birth families through all stages of the open adoption relationship.