Adopting a Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear?

By Denise H. Hoppenhauer

Comprehensive guide for those who have decided to adopt a toddler and want to know what to do next. Includes such topics as naming your toddler, baby showers, waiting to complete your adoption, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059524534X
• ISBN13: 9780595245345
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Writers Club Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

very useful book

I read this book before traveling to Russia to meet a child I might adopt. It was very helpful. In basic language it explains what to bring, expect and some tips on what to do. I shared it with my mother as well as with a friend who were supposed to travel with me. My friend came and she felt it was also quite informative.

Describes and explains needs as you adopt a toddler

This is an excellent book!!! Not only is it detailed in its knowledge re: adopting a toddler versus a newborn, but it has excellent general adoption info which I found focused more on int'l adoption as more toddlers are adopted out of the country... which was nice as we are adopting internationally. Honestly, I had not even thought about the contrast in adopting a toddler versus a newborn, and this book was wonderful in its enlightenment as your toddler (aged 1-3) will have had more time being alive therefore will have more memories of his/her life, care, and customs. This book discusses what to do about changing his/her name (or if you should), buying the toddler wardrobe, should you learn the language, toddler safety, appropriate toys (and his/her reaction to them), mealtimes, potty-training, the pediatrician, other care-givers (and how your toddler may react), packing for your trip, how to "act" while you are in another country (appropriate dress, gifts for the caregivers, souveniers, etc.) and your arrival home and the adjustments that will take place. I have to admit that there were some chapters that I skipped over because already having bio children, we already knew about child safety, carseats, strollers, and some of the "normal" toddler behaviors, etc. But for someone for whom this will be their first child, it is definitely worth the time.

best adoption book out there for toddler adoptions

I thought this book was a great guide to adopting a toddler. I work with families who adopt internationally and there really is limited references out there for parents who are adopting and especially for parents who are adopting a toddler or older child. I thought the book touched on important topics that adoptive parents face in adoption and I thought the book was very practical, easy to understand and thorough. I loved the title and its meaning. I was glad that the author was writing from personal experience in adoption, which to me, made the book more real. I recommend this book to all my adoptive parents to read before they adopt. Definitely worth the investment. What a deal! You will not be disappointed.

A Bible for adopting a toddler

After reading a large number of books on adoption - I have finally found one that my husband has read from cover to cover! This is by far the best adoption book we have found and were truly amazed how it covered all the concerns and questions we ourselves had. Thank you Denise it will certainly be our reference manual and we will be reccomending it highly here in Ireland.

Fantastic information!

This is exactly the book I've been searching for!! We are almost completed with our adoption of a 15 month old girl from Russia. We had such a hard time finding out what we needed for a 15 month old. Everything available is written about newborns. We had no idea what size shoes or anything else for that matter. This book is an excellent reference for the entire adoption process from the authors point of view who went through it herself! We will be taking it with us in two days when we finally get to pick her up. There is a lot of useful information about the entire process and how to deal with different issues that come up. I highly recommend this book!!!