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    Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child


Who Is Patty Cogen?

Find out more about Patty and her education, experience and current work. Click on Bio.


Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child--from your first hours together through the teen years

Patty's shares the insights and strategies from a decade of First Year Home Groups. Available from Tapestry Books or your local bookstore. Published by Harvard Common Press. Click on Book.for more information.


What To Expect When You Adopt Internationally

Access both published and unpublished articles including those frequently referenced by Adoptive Families Magazine, Transracial Adoption Resources (NYSCCC), Families with Children from Russia and Eastern Europe, Families with Children From China (their Top Ten Reads Before Adopting Internationally). Click on Articles


The First Year Home Group

Find out more about the nationally recognized support and education group for parents and internationally adopted children. Click on First Year Home Group


Contact Information

For additional information please call: (206) 378-0477.








Upcoming Events
Book publication Party! Queen Anne Books, Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 6:30pm

Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child---
from your first hours together through the teen years


Order your copy in advance at
www.tapestrybooks.com

See featured books

- Lecture at WACAP
Saturday, June 28th, 2008 @ 9am


Recent Lectures

- Child Therapy Association, Seattle, Oct. 2005.

- Zero To Three, Washington, D.C. Nov. 2005.

- WACAP Adoption Agency, Renton, WA, Feb & Oct 2005, 2006 and 2007

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