Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption

The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption is a guide for those involved in adoption- domestic, international, and foster, as well as those who come to parenting via assisted reproduction-as it helps readers create and sustain a positive and workable open adoption arrangement that puts the child at the center.

Introduction

Part One: From fear to family: Parents come together
1: What is open adoption?
2: What to consider when choosing an agency or adoption professional
3: The parents (first- and adoptive-) in an open adoption
4: Guideposts from families who have traveled the path

Part Two2: Orienting on the Child, Open Adoption's True North
5: Openness and the adoptee
6: Heading toward wholeness: integrating the child's biology and biography
7: Reality check: it's not always easy
8: Openness in foster, international and donor situations
9: Especially for birth parents and those who want to connect with them
10: Fare Well

Appendix A
Appendix B
Resources
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index