How Long to Read Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child

How Long Does it Take to Read Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 15 minutes to read Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child by Betsy Keefer Smalley

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Many adopted or foster children have complex, troubling, often painful pasts. This book provides parents and professionals with sound advice on how to communicate effectively about difficult and sensitive topics, providing concrete strategies for helping adopted and foster children make sense of the past so they can enjoy a healthy, well-adjusted future. Approximately one of every four adopted children will have adjustment challenges related to their separation from the birth family, earlier trauma, attachment difficulties, and/or issues stemming from the adoption process. Common complicating issues of adopted children are feelings of rejection, abandonment, or confusion about their origins. While many foster and adoptive parents and even many professionals are reluctant to communicate openly about birth histories, silence only adds to the child's confusion and pain. This revised and significantly expanded edition of the award-winning Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child equips parents with the knowledge and tools they need to communicate with their adopted or foster child about their past. Revisions include coverage of significant new research and information regarding the importance of understanding the child's trauma history to his or her well-being and successful adjustment in his foster or adoptive family. The authors answer such questions as: How do I share difficult information about my child's adoption in a sensitive manner? When is the right time to tell my child the whole truth? How do I obtain more information on my child's history? Detailed descriptions of actual cases help the parent or caregiver find ways to discover the truth (particularly in closed and international adoption cases), organize the information, and explain the details of the past gently to a toddler, child, or young adult who may find it frightening or confusing.

How long is Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child?

Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child by Betsy Keefer Smalley is 189 pages long, and a total of 48,951 words.

This makes it 64% the length of the average book. It also has 60% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 27 minutes to read Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child aloud.

What Reading Level is Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child?

Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child?

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