Having adopted both of our sons, I found that this book covers the exact questions and issues that were discussed in our pre-adoption training. The story was written for adoptive families to explore the benefits of adoption openness. In her “For Parents and Caregivers Only” at the back of the book, co-author Theresa Harris, a therapist and adoptive mother, warns, “Openness may not always be positive for families.” But when it is a positive experience, it can help to address the important themes of identity, attachment, grief, and loss that adopted children (and their parents) often have to deal with.
Read Wayne Walker’s full review at the Home School Book Review Blog
Aimee Ruland
Aimee L. Ruland is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, with degree concentrations in Psychology and Philosophy. She is an Applied Metapsychology facilitator, Certified Yoga Instructor, Usui Reiki practitioner, meditation guide, and mother. She holds an affinity with birds of prey, studies in quantum mechanics, and sculpting with her daughter.
Carl R. Anderson has been an Operations Engineer for over twenty years. He enjoys carpentry, homesteading, and expressing himself artistically through a variety of media. Aimee and Carl are husband and wife team
