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One of the first, if not the first guide to adoption lifebook preparation, we're pleased to have this classic effort at AdoptShoppe!
Originally written for children who have lived in or are living with foster care families, as well as adoptive families, The Complete Lifebook Workbook was designed to provide parents with a comprehensive source of information with or for a child, including ways to handle sensitive or unpleasant aspects of a child's family history and life prior to joining his/her permanent adoptive family -- an especially important feature for families adopting older children or those coming from a foster family care situation.
You'll find hundreds of text and "fill in the blanks" sections that cover nearly any adoption and/or foster care situation. It even includes drawings that children can cut and paste thus encouraging them to develop their own lifebook and story in a highly personal and meaningful way.
This modest-looking workbook is packed with important information, suggestions, questions and more to help you and your child navigate his/her story with love, compassion, and honesty.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Who I Am Today
- Information About My Birth
- Information About My Parents
- What My Parents Were Doing When I Was Born
- Some Important Information About My Parent's Culture & Race
- Moving
- Things Every Child Needs From a Parent
- Different Types of Families
- Reasons For Not Living With My Birth Family
- Moves I Have Made
- Visits with My Birth Parent
- My Good-Bye Visit
- My Families
- My Family Tree
- Day Care
- Schools I Attended
- Birth Brothers & Sisters
- Friends
- Pets
- Letters and Awards
- Parents' Rights and Official People
- Adoption Information
- Things I Want to Do in the Future
- Using Maps
- My Health Information
- My Time Line
- Important Names & Addresses
- Signatures of People Who Are Important to Me
DETAILS:
- Suitable for domestic, including foster-to-adopt, as well as international adoptive families
- 8-1/2" x 11", 51 text pages, 31 blank pages, plastic-wire bound
