Finding Our Families : A First-Of-Its-Kind Book for Donor-Conceived People and Their Families by Wendy Kramer and Naomi Cahn (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Finding Our Families : A First-of-Its-Kind Book for Donor-Conceived People and Their Families, Paperback by Kramer, Wendy; Cahn, Naomi, ISBN 1583335269, ISBN-13 9781583335260, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The creator of the Donor Sibling Registry, a comprehensive database of people born through donor conception, offers support, advice, compassion and insight for those searching for their biological parents or half-siblings. Original. 30,000 first printing.

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-101583335269
ISBN-139781583335260
eBay Product ID (ePID)159763204

Product Key Features

Book TitleFinding Our Families : a First-Of-Its-Kind Book for Donor-Conceived People and Their Families
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicAlternative Family, Parenting / General, Sociology / General, Adoption & Fostering
GenreFamily & Relationships, Social Science
AuthorWendy Kramer, Naomi Cahn
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2013-025492
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal362.82/9
SynopsisThe first comprehensive book that offers invaluable step-by-step advice for families with donor-conceived children. Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry, and Naomi Cahn, family and reproductive law professor, have compiled a comprehensive and thorough guide for the growing community of families with donor-conceived children. Kramer and Cahn believe that all donor-conceived children's desire to know their genetic family must be honored, and in Finding Our Families , they offer advice on how to foster healthy relationships within immediate families and their larger donor family networks based on openness and acceptance. With honesty and compassion, the authors offer thoughtful strategies and inspirational stories to help parents answer their own, and their children's,questions and concerns that will surely arise, including- How to support your children's curiosity and desire to know about their ancestry and genetic and medical background. How to help children integrate their birth story into a healthy self-image. How to help your children search for their donor or half siblings if and when they express interest in doing so. Finding Our Families opens up the lives of donor-conceived people who may be coping with uncertainty, thriving despite it, and finding novel ways to connect in this uncharted territory as they navigate the challenges and rewards of the world of donor conception., The first comprehensive book that offers invaluable step-by-step advice for families with donor-conceived children. Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry, and Naomi Cahn, family and reproductive law professor, have compiled a comprehensive and thorough guide for the growing community of families with donor-conceived children. Kramer and Cahn believe that all donor-conceived children's desire to know their genetic family must be honored, and in Finding Our Families , they offer advice on how to foster healthy relationships within immediate families and their larger donor family networks based on openness and acceptance. With honesty and compassion, the authors offer thoughtful strategies and inspirational stories to help parents answer their own, and their children's, questions and concerns that will surely arise, including: How to support your children's curiosity and desire to know about their ancestry and genetic and medical background. How to help children integrate their birth story into a healthy self-image. How to help your children search for their donor or half siblings if and when they express interest in doing so. Finding Our Families opens up the lives of donor-conceived people who may be coping with uncertainty, thriving despite it, and finding novel ways to connect in this uncharted territory as they navigate the challenges and rewards of the world of donor conception.
LC Classification NumberHV875.55.K73 2013

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