Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments With Your Adopted Child

By Lark Eshleman

Book Overview

It is a story that moves us to tears. An American couple travels across the world to rescue a child from the hopelessness of a foreign orphanage, bringing their new son or daughter to a life of love... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878333096
• ISBN13: 9780878333097
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.7" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Good Intro to attachment - Light read

I found this book extremely helpful in giving a succinct overview of the attachment process when adopting. It is a must read for all parents thinking about or planning to adopt. However, it should lead to reading other more in-depth books for those who decide to adopt for sure.

Great information on attachment in adoption

I don't entirely agree with the other reviewer who said that this book is too scary. It *could* be scary, but the author bends over backwards to preface everything by telling you *not* to be scared off & that extreme cases are relatively few. I certainly did not get the impression that he believe that intervention is necessary for attachment. He does a great job of provides tools to assist in healthy attachment from day 1, as well as helping to discover if there are issues to be aware of later on. I am normally one to shy away from "scary" topics, but this book made me feel well-equipped - not scared. Note: I am now editing my review after having read section 3 of the book (the final section). That did get scarier... but this book still provided a lot of insight & helpful advice for promoting attachment.