ADOPTION EDUCATION, LLC

WAITING PARENTS AND LIFEBOOKS

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NO SHOWERS!

Pretty soon you won't have time for the daily type of shower. You may laugh, but we'll see. Make reading adoption books a priority before parenthood, especially those on lifebooks. My first book, Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child, is a one-sitting book. It lays out what you need to do step-by-step. Thousands of families have been successful in creating lifebooks with its assistance.

There are only two lifebook books; the other is by Cindy Probst and is called Adoption Lifebook: A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings. Cindy has a nice way of talking about the emotions that arise when one goes through this process. Her focus is to frame difficult truths in ways that empower children.

Cindy and I both believe that lifebooks must contain the truth in ways that are meaningful to and that empower children. We also believe that a lifebook is the child's story, and begins with the birth.

If you complete nothing else in lifebook prep, read one or both of these books. It will help shift your perspective with regard to the type of information you will begin to collect. Believe me, if you don't start collecting it now, you will wish you had in the years to come. Don't miss out!

 

Written by Beth O'Malley M.Ed adoptee and new adoptive Mom, helping families create lifebooks---sign up for free LifeBook Tips at www.adoptionlifebooks.com.
Copyright © 2004 Beth O'Malley. All rights reserved.