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Author Oakwater, Helen

Title Bubble wrapped children : how social networking is transforming the face of 21st century adoption
Published Luton : Andrews UK, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (258 pages)
Contents Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Acknowledgments; Bubble Wrapped Children; Introduction and Personal Pre-Frame; Chapter Zero; Part 1: Pre-Adoption Issues; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Part 2: Post Adoption; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Chapter Eighteen; Part 3: Piecing It All Together; Chapter Nineteen; Chapter Twenty; Part 4: Recommendations; Chapter Twenty One
Supporting AdoptersEnd Matter; Selected Bibliography; Also Available
Summary Numerous reasons cause adopted teenagers to reconnect with their birth family via Facebook, creating new challenges for adoption today and tomorrow. Incorporating theory, practice, anecdotes, metaphors, diagrams, models and case studies, this accessible book, written by an experienced adopter, clearly explains these complex issues. It maps connections between trauma, child development, grief, adolescence, contact, truth telling and parenting styles; offering fresh perspectives and strategies ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject Birthparents -- Identification.
Adopted children -- Psychology
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Adoption & Fostering.
Adopted children -- Psychology
Birthparents -- Identification
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Social Welfare & Social Work - General.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781780920993
1780920997
9781780920986
1780920989
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9781283704250