Parenting in Transracial Adoption

An essential resource for transracially adoptive parents and the professionals who serve them, this book offers practical strategies for helping a transracially adopted child through the challenges he or she may face. * Includes advice and questions for discussion and thought by parents considering [...]
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An essential resource for transracially adoptive parents and the professionals who serve them, this book offers practical strategies for helping a transracially adopted child through the challenges he or she may face. * Includes advice and questions for discussion and thought by parents considering transracial adoption; for parents already on the journey with older children, the authors examine racial identity development * Offers concrete strategies for parents parenting a child from a different race * Provides practical steps related to managing influences and opinions from within the extended family and the community * Suggests ways parents can learn from members of their child's racial community-and how to manage challenges that arise in transracial adoption situations * Shares the stories of three adults who were transracial adoptees as well as vignettes from (and interviews with) dozens of parents who were involved in transracial adoptions