Adoption Without Fear

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Summary: Very good reading - - - story format - - - interesting and i
Review: Adoption Without Fear is now 10 years old and still a very correct and accurate reflection of the best adoption practice possible. It is a painful book as it does not allow the shortcuts that many adoption agencies would like to bring adoptive families to believe in. It is honest and accurate. It cannot be ignored by any family wanting to provide the best adoption experience for their child. They themselves may hurt in the process but that is the normal history of truly loving parenting in our human culture. This book talks of the fully open adoption process which is the only safe adoption process in the US. By "safe" I mean that 35 years after the adoption the adoptive parent will have the greatest probability possible of a continuing strong and positive relationship with the child they had adopted 35 years earlier. An adopting family will never regret reading this book, especially as their child becomes an adult and moves out in the world. They will be forever thankful. Bill Betzen

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Summary: Book is essential reading for adopting families.
Review: Adoption Without Fear is now 10 years old and still a very correct and accurate reflection of the best adoption practice possible. It is a painful book as it does not allow the shortcuts that many adoption agencies would like to bring adoptive families to believe in. It is honest and accurate. It cannot be ignored by any family wanting to provide the best adoption experience for their child. They themselves may hurt in the process but that is the normal history of truly loving parenting in our human culture. This book talks of the fully open adoption process which is the only safe adoption process in the US. By "safe" I mean that 35 years after the adoption the adoptive parent will have the greatest probability possible of a continuing strong and positive relationship with the child they had adopted 35 years earlier. An adopting family will never regret reading this book, especially as their child becomes an adult and moves out in the world. They will be forever thankful. Bill Betzen

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Summary: Read it... then experienced it.
Review: My husband and I adopted through the agency Jim Gritter works with. The material in this book is a very real look at stories of open adoption! Each story shares a common thread, but is unique. I reread this book several times as we waited to be chosen by a birthmom...wondering what our experience would be like! I learned that each story was different because of the PEOPLE involved...that's what it's really all about!

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Summary: Read it... then experienced it.
Review: My husband and I adopted through the agency Jim Gritter works with. The material in this book is a very real look at stories of open adoption! Each story shares a common thread, but is unique. I reread this book several times as we waited to be chosen by a birthmom...wondering what our experience would be like! I learned that each story was different because of the PEOPLE involved...that's what it's really all about!

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Summary: Very good for the emotional story but not much else
Review: There were a number of stories and explained the emotional impact of adopting. However, it did not give much else. It only discussed stories of open adoption. It did not deal with any issues that the parents had with the children.

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Summary: Very good reading - - - story format - - - interesting and i
Review: This is a very informative, easy-to-read, and interesting book. The collection of short stories share real experiences from down-to-earth people. BUY IT and READ IT to learn about open adoption success stories . . .!!