Parenting in Transracial Adoption: Real Questions and Real Answers

Real Questions and Real Answers

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Child & Adolescent, Adolescent Psychology, Family & Relationships, Adoption, Child Development
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Author: Jane Hoyt-Oliver Ph.D., Hope Haslam Straughan Ph.D., Jayne E. Schooler ISBN: 9781440837036
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: February 12, 2016
Imprint: Praeger Language: English
Author: Jane Hoyt-Oliver Ph.D., Hope Haslam Straughan Ph.D., Jayne E. Schooler
ISBN: 9781440837036
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: February 12, 2016
Imprint: Praeger
Language: English

Anchored in a qualitative study of parents who have adopted children identified as being of a different race, this book draws from real-life experiences to raise and respond to questions that arise before, during, and after transracial adoption. Its goal: to help adoptive parents (and child welfare professionals) understand the underlying racial challenges in a transracial adoption so they can help their children cope.

The book addresses questions from the obvious—for example, how to respond to comments from family and community members—to the practical—how a Caucasian mother can learn to help her African American daughter groom her hair. Topics include parental understanding of race while growing up, parental understanding of the challenges within the community, and communicating within the adoptive family. The book also shares advice from practitioners about preparing and supporting families in transracial adoption. A highlight of this book is a chapter written by three adult adoptees who grew up within transracial families.

Equipped with the information in this helpful volume, readers will be prepared to parent in ways that empower, rather than impede, their child's social, emotional, and identity development. This book will enable children welfare professionals to better help and support parents involved in these processes.

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Anchored in a qualitative study of parents who have adopted children identified as being of a different race, this book draws from real-life experiences to raise and respond to questions that arise before, during, and after transracial adoption. Its goal: to help adoptive parents (and child welfare professionals) understand the underlying racial challenges in a transracial adoption so they can help their children cope.

The book addresses questions from the obvious—for example, how to respond to comments from family and community members—to the practical—how a Caucasian mother can learn to help her African American daughter groom her hair. Topics include parental understanding of race while growing up, parental understanding of the challenges within the community, and communicating within the adoptive family. The book also shares advice from practitioners about preparing and supporting families in transracial adoption. A highlight of this book is a chapter written by three adult adoptees who grew up within transracial families.

Equipped with the information in this helpful volume, readers will be prepared to parent in ways that empower, rather than impede, their child's social, emotional, and identity development. This book will enable children welfare professionals to better help and support parents involved in these processes.

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