Adoptive Families of America Adoption Magazine

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COVER STORY

16 The Good Enough Parent
Trying to be perfect doesn't do you or your children any favors
by Marybeth Lambe

FEATURES

19 The Choice
"Being Born Week" at schoolcaused this mom to reflect onher choices
by Jane Leavy

23 Star of the Week
Preparing your child to field questions at school
by Carrie Krueger

26 A Grandparent's Joy
Helping grandparents with adoption concerns
by Lois Gilman

32 Someone to Watch
Over Me
A Toddler from Russia flourishes
by Janis Cooke Newman

IN THIS ISSUE

4 Publisher's Letter

5 Letters
(1998) Locating birthfamilies can help adult children move forward with confidence.

7 It Worked for Us!
Sleep Rituals
Adoption Day Celebrations

8 Adoption At a Glance

11 Taking a Position:
Open Records Are Coming
Are you ready?
by Susan Freivalds

13 The Single Parent:
Adopting On Your Own
A Second or Third Time
by Myra Alperson

29About Birthparents:
Lost and Found
A mother helps her child
connect with the past
by Janet Doe

33Family Album

36Viewpoints:
Ask Adoptive Families
Should we contact our son's birthparents?

38Calendarcopywrite SLenington, CIS

45Been There:
Physical Differences can Prompt Curious Questions
Adult Adoptees describe their feelings

49 New Books Reviewed:
Teen Memories, a China adoption, Russian vocabulary, Korean sorrows and a grandmother's visit

78 At Home:
Bonding and Discipline
by Jeanne Marie Laskas

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