Addison Cooper

Another fantastic book by Jessica Kingsley Publishers who are at the top of the game here in publishing books that really matter for parents and kids alike. In Adoption at the Movies, authors Addison Cooper and Rita Soronen, sensitively acknowledges the complexities of the adoption triangle and how to use movies to open up discussions with our children about it. Their guidance was so on point and insightful and fresh that I was filled with new ideas about how to talk to my daughter about adoption. Honestly I thought I did a pretty good job at this but as I read this book it became clear that many of them were lacking depth. I appreciated their knowledge of child development and how they it impacts and how to steer discussions (short or longer) to their particular stage. The only missing piece for me was that these discussions never touched on any of the macro issues/dynamics that lead to adoption (poverty,race and class) which especially challenges and confounds kids as they grow up. There was so much potential to do this is seemed a missed opportunity. Overall, however, I will be keeping this book right beside me as my family tackles the joys/challenges and complexities of adoption… (lisätietoja)