Making Room in Our Hearts: Keeping Family Ties Through Open Adoption
by Micky Duxbury
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Author: Micky DuxburyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-23
ISBN: 0415955025
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Routledge
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Book Review: Moving, Truthful, and Enlightening
Summary: 5 Stars
As an person raised under closed adoption, I never knew openness of the kind Micky Duxbury writes about in Making Room in Our Hearts could exist. I love the case studies and accompanying photographs of families in open adoption because we humans are storytelling creatures who learn best through engaging tales. I learned that openness can exist in adoption, with birth and adoptive families discovering together how to best support the growth of the adopted young person - wow, what a concept! "Open Adoption," it turns out, is not a one-size-fits-all, utopian arrangement but a supported process of learning how to be flexible, compassionate, and respectful to the people who love the people we love. The family ties that Duxbury describes are the most important "possessions" we can give our children. In addition to her own story as an adoptive parent, Duxbury includes a dozen case studies and a generous list of adoption resources in the back. I love this book and learned so much from reading it. Highly recommended to all interested in the practice of adoption, especially prospective and current adoptive parents.
Nicole J. Burton, Swimming Up the Sun: A Memoir of Adoption
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