The Ultimate Insider’s Guide to Adoption: Everything You Need to Know About Domestic and International Adoption
May 6, 2010 by Adoption Information and Laws
Filed under Adoption Products & Books
Product Description
So you’ve made the decision to adopt. What’s next? For starters, how do you know whether domestic or international adoption is right for you? (And what are the real differences between the two?) Adoption insider Elizabet… More >>
Ms. Falker has put things in such an honest perspective! It is easy reading, enough that isn’t patronizing, but keeps my non-reader of a husband actually interested! She even includes a little humor. As someone who is still researching adoption and exploring options, and very aprehensive about everything, I really feel like I have all the info I need to be able to process all the info i receive and make confident decisions. It is such a great resource for addtl research as well. Would recommend this to anyone considering adoption!
Rating: 5 / 5
it is a great book with updated information! It has different sections for domestic and international, so this would be a great first book to help people decide
Rating: 5 / 5
This book shines as a general introductory guide to all forms of adoption. Falker brings her expertise as both an adoption attorney and adoptive parent to this book. Falker adopted domestically, and I thought her domestic adoption chapters were the strongest. I particularly liked her chapter on Managing a Domestic Adoption, which included a great discussion about the do’s and dont’s about talking with potential birth mothers. This is not the only book you will need, but it is a good first step.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book on adoption did not provide me with things I didn’t already know. If you have been researching adoption on your own, attending meetings and are looking for something to go beyond this is not the book. If you are starting from scratch, it may help. The problem with information on International adoption is that the rules change all the time so anything you read in a book, follow up with government websites to make sure it is accurate.
Rating: 2 / 5
Don’t waste your time if international adoption is your focus. Most info is geared to domestic adoption, and international adoption is second-hand at best (and poor advice at worst).
Rating: 2 / 5