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Adoption Adoption Adoption Basics Parenting Advice Foster Care From Carrie Craft, your Guide to Adoption Lifebooks are so important to foster and adopted children. Here are a few articles to help in the creation of a lifebook for your child. For more on Adoption and Foster Care, visit Adoption.About.com. It's Never too Early for Creating a Life Book What is a lifebook? Somewhat like a scrapbook, a lifebook is a detailed outline of the child's life. It may include birth parent information, birth information, and any and all placements through the child's foster care or adoptive journey. Other page ideas could include: "Where I was born," "My Adoption Day," "My First Parents," "My Heritage," "Why I Came into Foster Care," or "My Dreams for the Future." See More About:  lifebooks  adoptive parenting  foster parenting Best Ideas on How to Complete a Lifebook Points to think about when helping a child create a lifebook. See More About:  lifebooks  foster care  foster parenting What Not to Put into a Lifebook Just as important, if not more important, is to remember the things that should not go into your child's lifebook. See More About:  lifebooks  foster care  foster parenting Find Me on Facebook and offer advice, insight and ideas on a variety of topics relating to adoption and foster care or Follow me on Twitter @Adopt_Foster. Adoption / Foster Care Ads Adoption Agency Adoption Adoption Agencies Child Foster Care Adoption of Child Featured Articles Parenting with the 5 Love Languages Adoption Poems by Subject How to Be a Great Foster Parent Adoption Search & Reunion Contact Me! Talk with Members of the Adoption Triad   More from About.com Top 10 Skin Myths How do you know the information and advice you get about your skin is true? Start with this article, which debunks some of the the most persistent myths out there. More> Learn a New Hobby Are you thinking about taking up a new hobby? From chess to painting to birdwatching, this comprehensive list provides a wide variety of options, to suit all sorts of interests. More> This newsletter is written by: Carrie Craft Adoption Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Adoption newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Share Your Thoughts & Opinions Favorite Lifebook Tips Journal Questions for Kids How Do You Make Your Child's Birth Culture a Part of Everyday Life?   Follow me on: Advertisement