Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

As a child who comes from a giant family, whom many are adopted, this book helped me realize that the way I felt on the inside, the void I felt, wasn't necessarily wrong and that I didn't need to feel like I had to fix myself in order to be wanted. It also helped me understand a lot about myself and......more

This is one of the most enlightening books I have read as an adoptive parent. Though you may find it a bit depressing, as the issue of loss is greatly explored. Keep in mind that though many adopted children face serious issues of abandonment and loss, there are probably an equal number of children......more

I loved this book. I was adopted when I was 2.5 into a wonderful family. But still this book touched upon things that I've felt but couldn't really explain for example birthdays have always been very stressful for me (see chapter 18 in the book). It was wonderful to read that others have felt the sa......more

Good book for preparing adoptive parents to understand the life long impact of adoption. The author has unique perspectives as a woman in her 60s who was adopted as an infant. For the author the impacts have been profound and have deepened with time. Her stated goal in writing this book is to to hel......more

I am not quite sure how I feel about this book. I think parts of it may be useful to refer back to in the future, if and when certain issues/bumps in the road/difficulties arise- but sometimes it did feel as though the author was suggesting that all or most adopted children would go through the trau......more