ABC Adoption & Me: A Multicultural Picture Book (Revised & Reillustrated) - Softcover

Swift, Gayle; Swift, Casey; Blauvelt, Wesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1733659749 ISBN 13: 9781733659741

Publisher: Gayle Swift, 2019

Synopsis

Award-winning book that recently earned acclaim from the prestigious Next Generation Indie Book Awards!" The original version of this book launched in 2013. It earned many awards and adoptive families reported that it genuinely helped them explore and discuss adoption with their little ones, in ways that kids felt supported and that also deepened their connection. This revised version reflects the latest in professional understanding of the complexity of adoption, the challenges of young adoptees, and the conversations and strategies that draw families together in support of one another. Wesley Blauvelt's dreamy illustrations are evocative and compelling. ABC, Adoption & Me (Revised and Re-illustrated) will warm hearts, deepen understanding of what it means to be an adoptive family and provide teaching moments that bring families closer, connected in truth, compassion, and joy. The book includes a parental guide to assist parents in mastering a nurturing approach to adoption complexity. ABC, Adoption & Me (Revised and Re-illustrated) introduces the concept of Adoption Attunement, a fifteen point strategy for parents and professionals that outlines the best ways to connect and support adoptees, adoptive families, and first families.

About this title

About the Author

Reimagining Adoption: What Adoptees Seek from Families and Faith by Sally Ankerfelt, M.Div. and Gayle H. Swift, CPC throws light on how children thrive in their adoptive families. This book will help readers understand how to become better Christian parents, how to clarify Christian adoption beliefs and practices, how to process the pain of losing birth parents, how to deal with the pain and loss of the adoptee and many other topics related to it. Readers may experience sadness and empathy as the book opens their eyes to the harsh realities of adoption. They'll learn effective ways to reshape how they look at adoption and the importance of listening to the adoptee's voice. This book captures their honesty and courage through their stories which is also a good way to help readers understand how to serve the adoptees and their families, and how their church families can offer them better support.

This book introduces the Adoption-attunement Elements as a way to bring harmony into the relationships of all those touched by adoption. The approach to the topic is fresh and new, making it an engaging read as it addresses the factors that lead to adoption, the painful realities that are associated with it, and the practical ways tosupport the adoptees and their families. The authors also highlight the complexities that exist around adoption and how the adoptive family shouldvalue and honor the ways of the adoptees. It is a relevant topic that needs tobe addressed and the authors have handled it extensively and methodically,helping readers realize the sensitivity that surrounds adoption.

From the Inside Flap

AQ*(Adoption-attunement Quotient) includes:

• Use sound adoption language
• Knowledgeof the attachment process
• Consider grief and loss issues
• Respect birth parents and first families
• Model, teach, and healthy boundaries
• Educate family, friends, teachers and communities on adoption
• Remember that a child's story belongs to him. Maintain privacy boundaries.
• Recognize that adoption is a family experience
• Encourage playfulness and good humor as a family value
• Integrate a child's birth heritage
• Parents work through their own grief & loss issues
• Validate child's need to know & connect with birth family
• Nurture and value a child's innate talents
• Follow ethical practices
• Operate with a child-centric focus

from ABC,Adoption & Me: A Multicultural Picture Book for Adoptive Families
--by Gayle H. Swift withCasey A. Swift

Edition details

• Publisher: Gayle Swift
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1733659749
• ISBN 13: 9781733659741
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 38