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Informationen zum Autor Lori Holden was named a Top 10 "Must-Read Mom" by Parenting magazine and was honored at the annual BlogHer Conference. Her articles have also appeared in Parenting magazine, Conceive magazines, andAdoptive Families magazine Her blog, LavenderLuz.com, has been listed by Adoptive Families Circle, Circle of Moms, and Grown in My Heart websites to be one of the top adoption blogs. She is a monthly contributor to MileHighMamas.com, a Denver Post site. In addition, Lori has written for The American Fertility Association, CreatingAFamily.org and Kaiser Permanente's Partners in Health magazine. With Crystal, her daughter's birth mom, she teaches classes on building a child-centered open adoption. Lori Holden was honored as an Angel in Adoption® in 2018 by the Congressional Coalition of Adoption Institute.Crystal Hass has taught about open adoption with Lori Holden at Colorado Free University and at adoption agencies. Klappentext The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption is a guide for those involved in adoption- domestic, international, and foster, as well as those who come to parenting via assisted reproduction-as it helps readers create and sustain a positive and workable open adoption arrangement that puts the child at the center. Zusammenfassung The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption is a guide for those involved in adoption— domestic, international, and foster, as well as those who come to parenting via assisted reproduction—as it helps readers create and sustain a positive and workable open adoption arrangement that puts the child at the center. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart One: From fear to family: Parents come together1: What is open adoption?2: What to consider when choosing an agency or adoption professional3: The parents (first- and adoptive-) in an open adoption4: Guideposts from families who have traveled the pathPart Two2: Orienting on the Child, Open Adoption's True North5: Openness and the adoptee6: Heading toward wholeness: integrating the child's biology and biography7: Reality check: it's not always easy8: Openness in foster, international and donor situations9: Especially for birth parents and those who want to connect with them10: Fare WellAppendix AAppendix BResourcesNotesAcknowledgementsIndex...
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By Lori Holden - With Crystal Hass
