How will my child "bond" or form attachments to me?

When and how should I tell my child that he was adopted?

What should schools be told about my child?

Will adoption make adolescent upheavals more complicated?

Up-to-date, sensitive, and clear, "Raising Adopted Children" is the definitive resource for all adoptive parents and concerned professionals.

" "Raising Adopted Children" is a comprehensive source of practical, reassuring advice and intelligent support for the adoptive parent. [It is also an] excellent professional resource for social workers, physicians, teachers, therapists, and others working with adopted children and their parents".
--North American Council on Adoptable Children

"Melina, an adoptive parent, writes both sensibly and sensitively on many critical issues faced by parents and their adopted children from infancy through adolescence".
-- "Booklist"