Picture of Adopted & Adored | 5-8 years | Closed, from birth | Softback

Adopted & Adored | 5-8 years | Closed, from birth | Softback

This book is for children aged around five to eight years, adopted from birth and with no contact with their birth parents.

Product description

This is not just another story for talking about adoption – it is your family’s story.

You can edit all of the text so this book really is your child’s story. Look out for the highlighted text - make sure to change it so it reflects the names your child calls you. You add photos of you, your child and all the other important people in their life.

The key aim of this book is to create as much openness as possible with your child about their adoption. It encourages your child to ask you any questions they have and to also ask their birth parents.

It is written with the help of Susan Romer. Susan has been an adoption attorney for 25 years and is a recipient of the US Congressional “Angel in Adoption” award. As a lawyer she was known not only for her legal skills but also for her keen understanding of the emotional issues and pressures in an adoption.

An introduction by Susan Romer

Today, most children placed for adoption know they were adopted. From World War II and into the late 1970s many families kept their child’s adoption secret. Things changed in the 80s with people becoming more open about adoption.

Research has shown that adoptees do better when they know as much as possible about their adoption. Children grow up knowing that they have a Mom that gave birth to them, their birth Mom (or tummy Mom), and a Mom and Dad / two Moms / two Dads / a Mom / a Dad that raises them.

In many adoption books there is minimal information about the birth parents. This story tries to capture information, to the extent appropriate, about birth parents in the life of an adoptee. Even though your child has no contact with their birth parents, they may be wondering or worrying about them.

This book encourages a child’s questions and concerns so that they can be discussed and answered. It is important that your child understands where they come from and that it is okay to talk about their birth parents.