Product Description: Drawing on international case studies, the contributors extrapolate a systematization of the ways in which siblingship is conceived on the basis of shared parentage, shared childhoods, and reciprocal care. They explore what makes these relations worth maintaining and how they contribute to community processes and to material and emotional survival...read more

Product Description: Adoption is a big step which can change the whole dynamics of the family. It is crucial that parents understand the impact it has when new sibling relationships are forged and an adoptee becomes a part of the family. 'Welcoming a New Brother or Sister through Adoption' is a comprehensive yet accessible guide that describes the adoption process and the impact of adoption on every member of the family, including the adopted child...read more