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Chapter 1: Why Write a Book on Toddler Adoption?
Why Adopt a Toddler
What’s So Special about Toddler Adoption?
A Word about the Families in this Book
The Audience for this Book
Chapter 2: Is Toddler Adoption for You?
Why are Toddler Available:
How Do You Find Out about Available Toddlers”
Deliverate Toddler Adoption
Toddler Adoption by Default
Unique Rewards and Challenges of Toddler Adoption
Toddlers with Specific Developmental and Adoption-Related
Problems
Toddlers Have a Past
Toddlers Need to Be Dependent and Independent
Can You Deal with the Toddler Who Resists Attachment?
Losses Inherent in a Toddler Adoption
Do You Have the Resource Needed for a Toddler Adoption?
What if Mom or Dad Have a Disability?
Single Parenting and Toddler Adoption
What about Siblings and Adopting a Toddler?
Feedback from PArents Who Have Adopted Toddlers
Time-out for Some Personal Reflection
Chapter 3: Getting Started on Adoption
First Steps
Building a Sense of Entitlement
“Nesting” Activities that Build a Sense of Entitlement
Preparing Friends and Family for Toddler Adoption
Chapter 4: The Adoption Transition
Preplacement Preparation
Placement
Postplacement
First Impressions of Parents and their Children
What Toddlers Made the Easiest Transitions?
Other Factors Affecting the Toddler’s Transition
The Resilient Toddler
Looking Ahead at Continuing Transition Needs
Chapter 5: Understanding Your Toddler’s Development
Three Views of Child Development
The Basics of Child Development
Physical Developmental Taks
Variations in Physical Development
Cognitive Developmental Tasks
Variations in Acquisition of Cognitive and Language Tasks
Social/Emotional Development
Toddlers at High Risk of Social/Emotional Developmental Delays
The Importance of Developmental Age
Common Reactions of Children Who Have Been Neglected and
otherwise Abused
When You’re Faced with Developmental Disabilities
Services and Treatment for Developmental Disabilities
Fostering Healthy Development
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Chapter 6: Parenting the Grieving Toddler
Indicators of Grief
Supporting the Grieving Process
Looking Ahead
Summary
Chapter 7: Becoming Attached
How Attachment Occurs
Causes of Attachment Difficulties
Characteristics of Children with Attachment Problems
Characteristics of Attachment Problems
Parental Strategies that Foster Attachment
Professional Interventions
Selecting a Therapist
Indicators of Attachment
Looking Ahead
Summary
Chapter 8: Behavior Management
Management Style
The Newly Adopted Toddler…First Things First
Understanding Where Behaviors Come From
Positive Parenting
Summary
Chapter 9: Parents Have Needs Too
Post-Adoption Stress
Feeling Lonely
Reaching Out
Taking Care of Yourself
Summary
Epilogue
Appendix
Resources
Adoption References
Attachment References
Parenting References
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