The voices of the adopted children are poignant, inquisitive and tell a familiar story of loss, fear and hope. This extraordinary book written by a woman who was adopted gives voice to unspoken concerns and shows adoptive parents how to rid their children of feelings of fear, helplessness, and shame. Sherrie Eldridge warmly and candidly reveals the twenty complex emotional issues that you must understand to educate the child you love… that you must grieve for your loss now if you want to receive love fully in the future… you need honest information about the birth family no matter how painful the details may be…and that, even though they may decide to search for the biological family, they will always trust you to be their parents. Packed with important information from kids, parents, and experts in the field, plus to have useful strategies and case studies that will be familiar to all families adoptive parents, this book is an invaluable guide to the complex emotions that reside in the heart of the adopted child and in the adoptive home.