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Results of a study based in part on sixty tape-recorded interviews and fifty-seven questionaires from mothers.
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
This contemporary text presents a treatment of childbearing content and an elaboration of the care delivery system, including cultural aspects, current research abstracts, and delivery of maternity care in the community. Organised according to phases of the childbearing cycle, the second edition emphasises critical thinking and three kinds of decision making: ethical, diagnostic, and therapeutic; as well as the psychological, social, cultural and economic aspects of the childbearing family. It retains the Case Study/Care Plan format and includes an increased number of tables, boxed highlighted information, and illustrations.
Meditations for Adoptive Parents serves as a trusted confidant for those who have welcomed a child into their home through adoption. This heartfelt collection of meditations celebrates adoption as an act of grace mirroring God’s own redeeming love for us, of family adoption as a sacred experience—a model of the redemption offered by God through Jesus. Author and educator Vernell Klassen Miller offers 30 days of encouragement and wisdom for new families through devotionals, poetry, Scripture, prayers, and readings. Brimming with real-life examples from the author’s own journey as the parent of four adopted children, this insightful volume offers what every Christian adoptive family can use—a pause for spiritual nourishment amid the ongoing journey of raising children.
A refreshingly positiveand practical approachto parenting Parents of adopted children face some uniquechallenges in addition to all the “regular”issues that come with being a parent. ParentingYour Adopted Child provides helpfultools that enable families to understand andcounter common myths about adoption thatmay be harmful to their children. It alsoclearly demonstrates how parents can effectivelytailor their parenting approach to suittheir child’s distinct needs. Written by a renowned pediatrician whospecializes in helping adopted children andtheir families, Parenting Your Adopted Childanswers such common concerns as: Why, when, and how do I explainadoption to my child and others? How can I help my child deal withadoption at different stages of life? How do I nurture a strong relationshipbetween siblings? How do I bond with my newborn?