Keefer, Betsy,  1949- <br/><br/>
Telling the truth to your adopted or foster child :  making sense of the past / 
Betsy Keefer and Jayne E. Schooler ; illustrations by Jack G. and Kristi Anne Kammer. 
 - Westport, CT :  Bergin & Garvey,  2000. 
 - xvi, 235 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-227) and index. 
<br/><br/> Library Journal Starred  Reference and Research Book News 
<br/><br/> Provides parents with the knowledge and tools they need to communicate with their adopted or foster child about the circumstances of their past. 
<br/><br/> Adult 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0897896912 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99056451  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Adoption--Psychological aspects.--United States<br/>Adopted children--Psychology.--United States<br/>Foster children--Psychology.--United States<br/>Secrecy--Psychological aspects.<br/>Communication in the family--United States.<br/>Disclosure of information--United States.<br/>Adoption--Psychological aspects.--United States<br/>Adopted children--Psychology.<br/>Foster children--Psychology.<br/>Communication.<br/>Family.<br/>Family life.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV875.55  / .K45 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>155.44/5