Finding Our Families: A First-of-Its-Kind Book for Donor-Conceived People and Their Families

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Wendy Kramer Naomi Cahn

Finding Our Families

A First-of-Its-Kind Book for Donor-Conceived People and Their Families

Wendy Kramer, Naomi Cahn

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Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.
03 December 2013

Reproductive medicine; Family & relationships; Advice on parenting

The first comprehensive book that offers invaluable step-by-step advice for families with donor-conceived children.

Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry, and Naomi Cahn, family and reproductive law professor, have compiled a comprehensive and thorough guide for the growing community of families with donor-conceived children. Kramer and Cahn believe that all donor-conceived children's desire to know their genetic family must be honored, and inFinding Our Families, they offer advice on how to foster healthy relationships within immediate families and their larger donor family networks based on openness and acceptance.

With honesty and compassion, the authors offer thoughtful strategies and inspirational stories to help parents answer their own, and their children's,questions and concerns that will surely arise, including-

How to support your children's curiosity and desire to know about their ancestry and genetic and medical background. How to help children integrate their birth story into a healthy self-image. How to help your children search for their donor or half siblings if and when they express interest in doing so.

Finding Our Familiesopens up the lives of donor-conceived people who may be coping with uncertainty, thriving despite it, and finding novel ways to connect in this uncharted territory as they navigate the challenges and rewards of the world of donor conception.

The first comprehensive book that offers invaluable step-by-step advice for families with donor-conceived children.

Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry, and Naomi Cahn, family and reproductive law professor, have compiled a comprehensive and thorough guide for the growing community of families with donor-conceived children. Kramer and Cahn believe that all donor-conceived children's desire to know their genetic family must be honored, and inFinding Our Families, they offer advice on how to foster healthy relationships within immediate families and their larger donor family networks based on openness and acceptance.

With honesty and compassion, the authors offer thoughtful strategies and inspirational stories to help parents answer their own, and their children's,questions and concerns that will surely arise, including-

How to support your children's curiosity and desire to know about their ancestry and genetic and medical background. How to help children integrate their birth story into a healthy self-image. How to help your children search for their donor or half siblings if and when they express interest in doing so.

Finding Our Familiesopens up the lives of donor-conceived people who may be coping with uncertainty, thriving despite it, and finding novel ways to connect in this uncharted territory as they navigate the challenges and rewards of the world of donor conception.

By: Wendy Kramer, Naomi Cahn
Imprint: Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 329g
ISBN: 9781583335260
ISBN 10: 1583335269
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 03 December 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Wendy Kramer created the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) website with her son, Ryan, and is also its director. She lives in Nederland, Colorado. Naomi Cahn is a family law professor and the Harold H. Greene Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School.