Adoption at the Movies (eBook)

A Year of Adoption-Friendly Movie Nights to Get Your Family Talking

Addison Cooper (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
288 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-275-1 (ISBN)

Infos

For the adoptive family that loves to watch movies, this is the ultimate collection exploring adoption. Perfect if your family struggles to talk about the difficult issues surrounding adoption, recommendations are accompanied by a discussion of the key themes. Adoption at the Movies will be a lifeline even for those who didn't know they needed one.

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Get your family talking about adoption with the ultimate collection of films to help the whole family to explore their feelings in a fun and safe way. With a film for each week of the year, Addison Cooper has compiled the best movies, new and old, for family-friendly viewing. Among those featured are Finding Dory, Frozen, Paddington, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kung Fu Panda, Star Wars, Divergent, The Blind Side and I am Sam. Carefully selected, the movies included will help families to comfortably talk about important adoption-related topics. They are accompanied by descriptions of the themes and ideas to get the conversations started. Helping all members of the family to explore both the pain and joy of adoption, they cover a range of issues which can arise such as culture, identity, control, and reunification. With something for everyone - from kids, to teens, to grown-ups - this is a must-have for all adoptive families.

Autor

Addison Cooper is a qualified social worker. He has worked with hundreds of foster and adoptive families, and has also established the primary film review resource website for adoptive families, Adoption at the Movies www.adoptionlcsw.com. He regularly contributes articles to adoption and foster care magazines. Addison lives in California, USA.

Inhalt

Section 1. Setting the Scene. 1. Unique and Not Unique. 2. When Adoption Surprises You. 3. Two Hidden Enemies of Healthy Adoption: Silence and Secrecy. 4. How Movies Can Help, and How This Book Works. Section 2. The Movies. 5. Disney Films . 6. More Movies for Kids. 7. Thirteen Movies to Watch with Your Teens. 8. Eleven Movies for Parents. Section 3. What Happens Next? 9. When Movies Aren't Enough. 10. Where to Go From Here: Additional Resources.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.1.2017
• Vorwort: Rita L. Soronen
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: adopting • Adoption • Attachment • Cinema • Control • Culture • Films • Identity • kinship care • parenting • Parents • Reunification • Reviews • Siblings • Trauma
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-275-8 / 1784502758
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-275-1 / 9781784502751