As an adult adoptee, how I wish my parents and I could have enjoyed a book like Forever Fingerprints!
Forever Fingerprints provides a creative way for you to help your child integrate his sense of connection to the past and present! Lucie's story will resonate within the heart of your child and provide a springboard for him to ask questions. When Lucie's pregnant aunt comes for a visit, many curiosities surface and her parents demonstrate radiant love by addressing issues openly. They then tell Lucie that she can feel close to her birth parents even though they aren't present. How? By teaching her the precious meaning of fingerprints! They are a physical tie to her birth parents because they were created in her birth mother's womb and will never change.
English, Hard Cover
For adopted children, learning about their beginnings and how they understand what that means to them is a process. It doesn t happen at one point in time, but rather throughout the experiences of life. In this heartwarming children s book, Forever Fingerprints uses a common occurrence a relative s pregnancy as a springboard for discussions on birthparents, where adopted children are before they are born, and how that makes one little girl feel about it. Lucie is excited to feel a baby moving in her Aunt Grace s tummy but it makes her think of how she understands her adoption story in a different way. The tools offered in this book help her to create a unique connection to her birthparents, allow how she is feeling to surface and to be discussed, and give Lucie s parents the chance to reinforce their love for her, to empathize with her feelings and to honor her past. This book book resonates with 7 year olds and adults who have discovered that the feelings and emotions are shared by so many. While it looks like a simple children's book, this book helps parents and children create a family connection and strong foundation for discussing adoption questions. It's a veritable toolbox for adoptive families with a parent guide at the end of the book on how to open adoption discussion and a wonderful connection to birthparents for every adopted person, regardless of their age, with their fingerprints.