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Random House India Babies from the Heart A Complete Guide to Adoption by Nandini Sengupta and Sushmita Sen
Key note: The only book on adoption with the latest Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) guidelines. Key Features/Quotes The only book with the latest Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) guidelines. Foreword by Sushmita Sen Many real life examples, and case studies Warm, personal tone, and easy accessible information About the Book: Babies from the Heart: A Complete guide to Adoption Do you want to adopt a baby but don't know where to start? Worried about the cost and the time it will take? Nandini too went through the same doubts, fear, and confusion before her daughter Kiki came into her life nearly three years ago and turned her life upside down. And out of her experiences was born Babies from the Heart, a comprehensive resource for couples who want to adopt a child in India. Written in her unique personal style, it takes you through: Each step in the adoption process, from choosing an agency to bringing a child home Getting the family on board Medical, emotional, and legal issues The process of telling the baby she's adopted Discipline issues with teenager adoptive kids Warm, reliable, and honest and with practical advice and tips from a cross-section of adoptive parents, Babies from the Heart tells you all you need to know to adopt a child. About the Author: Nandini Sengupta Nandini Sengupta is an adoptive parent based in Pondicherry. She is a journalist by profession and has worked with The Economic Times, first in Kolkata and then in Delhi, for fifteen years and is currently working with The Times of India. She and her husband adopted little Kiki in Delhi and moved to Pondicherry in 2010 in search of an alternative milieu for themselves and their child. Babies from the Heart is her first book.