{"product_id":"what-white-parents-should-know-about-transracial-adoption-an-adoptees-perspective-on-its-history-nuances-and-practices-paperback","title":"What White Parents Should Know about Transracial Adoption: An Adoptee's Perspective on Its History, Nuances, and Practices - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Guida-Richards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaula Guida\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eWhite Fragility\u003c\/i\u003e for transracial adoption--practical tools for nurturing identity, unlearning white saviorism, and fixing the mistakes you don't even know you're making.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you're the white parent of a transracially or internationally adopted child, you may have been told that if you try your best and work your hardest, good intentions and a whole lot of love will be enough to give your child the security, attachment, and nurturing family life they need to thrive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only problem? It's not true. \u003ci\u003eWhat White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption\u003c\/i\u003e breaks down the dynamics that frequently fly under the radar of the whitewashed, happily-ever-after adoption stories we hear so often. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Melissa Guida-Richards--a transracial, transnational, and late-discovery adoptee--this book unpacks the mistakes you don't even know you're making and gives you the real-life tools to be the best parent you can be, to the child you love more than anything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom original research, personal stories, and interviews with parents and adoptees, you'll learn: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat parents wish they'd known before they adopted--and what kids wish their adoptive parents had done differently\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat white privilege, white saviorism, and toxic positivity are...and how they show up, even when you don't mean it\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow your child might feel and experience the world differently than you\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAll about microaggressions, labeling, and implicit bias\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow to help your child connect with their cultural heritage through language, food, music, and clothing\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe 5 stages of grief for adoptive parents\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow to start tough conversations, work with defensiveness, and process guilt\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMELISSA GUIDA-RICHARDS is an author, adoptee, and advocate based in Pennsylvania. She was adopted in 1993 from Colombia to a family in the USA. Her viral essay, \"My Adoptive Parents Hid My Racial Identity From Me for 19 Years,\" was published in \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e in April 2019. She soon launched the Adoptee Thoughts Instagram and Podcast to help elevate adoptee voices and educate adoptive parents on the nuances and complexity of adoption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuida-Richards graduated from SUNY Fredonia in 2015 and published her first book \u003ci\u003eBedtime, The Ultimate Battle \u003c\/i\u003ein January 2020. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZora\u003c\/i\u003e by Medium, \u003ci\u003eElectricLit, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. She has been on podcasts such as NPR's Code Switch, BBC Radio 4, The Adoption and Fostering Podcast, and Do the Work, and has appeared on panels such as We the Experts: Adoptee Speaker Series. Guida-Richards is also a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Everymom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768006672672,"sku":"9781623175825","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b008a36c65e41df5b33532cdd61322a5.webp?v=1780322539","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-white-parents-should-know-about-transracial-adoption-an-adoptees-perspective-on-its-history-nuances-and-practices-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}