10 Steps to Successful International Adoption: A Guided Workbook for Prospective Parents

by Brenda K. Uekert

Helps parents make educated decisions and move forward in their adoption plans. This book helps parents learn how to successfully complete an adoption by finding the best country from which to adopt,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0978943406
• ISBN13: 9780978943400
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Third Avenue PR
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 5.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book on International Adoption

This book is very thorough and very well thought out. It covers every step from the beginnng to the end of the adoption process. This includes not forgetting to be prepared for the child once they are brought home. Very well done!

Excelllent Resource for Adoptive Parents!!

I bought this book shortly after we signed the contract with our adoption agency to bring home our baby from Kazakastan. I was pretty overwhelmed with all the paperwork requirements on getting together our dossier. This workbook is EXTREMELY helpful. It breaks it down into very "doable" tasks, and gives great advice for keeping track of everything. It's all prettty overwhelming at first, but really, if you take one step at a time, and listen to her "Jump ahead" advice, it's all very easy. This is a wonderful resource and I recommend you buy it and keep it close.

Everything adoptive parents need to know!

This extremely thorough and well-organized book covers everything from A to Z in a simple step-by-step format. Everything an adoptive parent needs to know is compiled all in one place, including practical ideas from parents who have been through the process. You can even record your own progress in the book. The author has done an excellent job of researching international adoption, so parents can skip the research and begin the adoption process with confidence. There's nothing the author hasn't thought of!

Excellent for beginners...and for people who've done it before

This book is really what it says it is: America's definitive guide to international adoption. Step-by-step, it walks you through all the decisions you should make before you get started on an international adoption (the process, choosing a country, selecting an agency, funding your adoption), then, just as carefully, it leads you through the more important process(and most neglected in 'how-to-adopt' books)of what to do and consider once you bring your child home. This is more than a workbook - it's a true reference book about adopting internationally. I wish that we had this book when we were in the process of adopting our son from Russia, and I'll certainly use it if we're lucky enough to adopt again.

A MUST READ BOOK!

This is a must read for anyone looking at international adoption. This book is well-written for the everyday person. I found the workbooks so helpful. The country information was up to date and helped us so much in making our decision. It was nice to read about adoption from an author that had adopted herself a child from Ukraine. She put a nice personal touch on her book. I'd highly recommend it!