In her bestselling book, LifeBooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child, revised and updated, Beth guides you though the process of completing your child's lifebook step-by-step and page-by-page just as if she were right there with you. How do you handle revealing tough truths ? Which pages in the lifebook are essential to complete? It's all explained in full detail with a light touch of humor.
What's New in the 2011 Edition?
Painless ways to get started
Explaining basic adoption concepts
Lifebook work: When you know nothing
Step-by-step instructions for each page/section
Classic wording, proven helpful to thousands of parents/professionals
How to answer the question Why was I adopted?
Lead-up language for younger children
What to do if the exact birth date isn't known
How to talk about corruption
Adoptee insights
Easy-to- read format for full-length lifebook examples including:
Domestic/Infant
International
Foster-Adopt
Would you rather see how someone else completed an entire lifebook before you get started? That's covered, too, with three full-length examples in the back section.
Beth's life experiences as an adoptee combined with those as an adoptive mother give her a special perspective on lifebooks. Most importantly, Beth has made countless lifebooks with children in her role as an adoption specialist in Massachusetts.
You'll find her book to be an indispensable guide for making your child s lifebook a treasured and fulfilling part of their being. You will refer to it again and again for years to come!
