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The Open Adoption Experience
The two authors help to demystify open adoption, describing with vivid examples all stages of the relationship---from the initial preparation for open adoption,... more
The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption
Prior to 1990, fewer than five percent of domestic infant adoptions were open. In 2012, ninety percent or more of adoption agencies are recommending open adopti... more
The Optimistic Child
A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience
This book offers parents and teachers that proven program, describing t... more
The Other Mother
"Ms. Schaefer has helped me move closer to opening my heart more fully to my children's other parent. I highly recommend this book to all who are involved in th... more
The Out-Of-Sync Child
This book is a contribution to the parents of the many children who are so hard to understand. It will let parents off the hook of blaming themselves and will h... more
The Over-Scheduled Child
Avoiding the Hyper-Parenting Trap
Do you find yourself asking "Whose life is it anyway?" Parenting today has come to resemble a relentless to-d- list. Even par... more
The Parent’s Handbook
"We believe that being an effective parent is one of the most rewarding tasks in life. It is also one of the most challenging. Many conflicting theories of chil... more
The Pinballs
"Take a good look at a pinball machine sometime. You might learn something about life." Carlie gets bounced around like a pinball--no say in what happens to h... more
The Politics of Adoption
"Is it morally right to transplant children to a completely different culture? Is it desirable to do so? In the furor over the airlift of Vietnamese children ... more
