Understanding your role in your adopted adolescent's journey just got easier.

Your adopted adolescent proclaims, "I can't wait until I turn eighteen so I can leave!" And you celebrate your future liberation.

If this scenario is too familiar, you're not alone. And you've chosen the right resource for parenting strategies, tips, new suggestions, and insights to manage tough situations in your family. Dr. Gregory C. Keck - adoptive parent, psychologist, and adoption expert - helps you understand and appreciate the complicated journey that adopted adolescents face.

And once you understand your role in their journey, you will be more effective in your role as parent.

1. Adolescence - What's It All About?
2. Identity Formation - Creating One Self from Many Pieces
3. Loss of the Birth Family - Exploring Issues of Abandonment and Removal
4. Facing Frustration - Dealing with Your Child's Challenges
5. Adopting an Adolescent - Why It's a Viable Option
6. Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Any Worse - Physical and Sexual Development, Sexuality, and Sexual Behaviour
7. Transracial and Transcultural Adoptions - Where Does Your Child Fit In?
8. Turning Eighteen - What Does It Mean?
9. The Clinician's Role - Helping to Correct the Disequilibrium
10. Developing Empathy - How Animals Can Help
11. Stories of Hope - Parents and Adolescents Share Their Stories
12. Random Reflections - Musings About Adolescents