Adoption for Dummies

by Tracy L. Barr and Katrina Carlisle

Book Overview

You hear all sorts of things said or implied about adoption. Some information comes from people who know a lot about it, while some comes from people who don't know anything about it but make assumptions anyway. Some comes from people whose experiences have been good; some from those whose experiences have been bad. The result? Enough conflicting information to make your head spin. So when everyone has an opinion and most of the books on the market...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764554883
• ISBN13: 9780764554889
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

adoption

this book was a wealth of information and was worth the money. It was written in terms easy for me to understand and it brought to my attention things i never thought about before

This should be your first adoption book

If you are considering adoption (or have already decided!) this is the book to get. I got this book when my husband and I were first looking into adoption. It gives a great overview of adoption and explains each step very well. It can be read straight through or you can go straight to a certain page to get answers for your questions. Now that we are a little further along in the adoption process I'm reading it again and getting even more out of it. I've read about 6 different adoption books so far and this one is the best.

Written by a true pro in the adoption field!

The author's adoption expertise is vast--that is why she can make adoption truths and realities easy to understand. I highly recommend this book!

Very thorough book and easy to read

We were considering adoption, and knew absolutely nothing about it before reading this book. It gives an excellent, neutral explanation of everything you need to know about adoption. It doesn't sugar coat anything. It is also a great book because you don't have to read it in any certain order. You can pick and choose which chapters interest you. It was very informative and made me feel more confident about the whole process. I would recommend it to anyone considering adoption.

A good book to help you make an adoption decision.

I began reading this book last fall. It was exactly what I was looking for. A high level overview of the different types of adoption, along with lots of practical advice on what to expect when adopting. The format was easy to read and easy to follow. I feel that this book gave a very honest, straightforward view of all types of adoption, so that the reader could decide what they are most comfortable with. Now that we have decided on an adoption path, we are on to other resources, but Adoption For Dummies was really helpful while we were trying to decide what path to take.