Fasten Your Sweet Belt

10 Things You Need to Know About Older Child Adoption
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Fasten Your Sweet Belt is a must read for any adoptive parent. Using personal stories, firsthand accounts from adoptive children and refreshing humor, the author and her 15 year-old adopted daughter dispense insightful wisdom on the do's and don'ts of the journey of building a family through older child adoption. 

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