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Choosing
to be Open About Donor Conception:
The Experiences of Parents by Sharon Pettle and Jan Burns
£6.50 including post and packing
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This
short book reports the conversations of 52 parents with
children ranging from babies to teenagers - mums and
dads, single parents and lesbian couples - who took
part in a series of small groups to talk about their
experiences and feelings about being open with their
children, family and friends about donor conception.
Topics
covered include:
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influences on the decision to be open
- thoughts
about secrets
- telling
family and friends
- handling
professionals
- dealing
with remarks about resemblance
- stages
in telling children
- thinking
about schools and the longer term
- reflecting
on the whole experience
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Simple
story books for young children |
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These four delightfully illustrated children's story books
are designed for adults to read to young children from
3 years old and for children up to 6 years old to read
themselves. They give clear explanations in a straightforward
and sensitive way how children were conceived and became
part of their family.
£6.50 each, including post and
packing
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My
Story - for children conceived by donor insemination (DI)
"Mummy and Daddy were very sad when no baby began to grow.
Then the doctor said there was a way for them to have
a baby. Some very kind men give their sperm so people
like Mummy and Daddy can have a baby. At last Mummy and
Daddy had a baby and that was me!"
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Our
Story - for children conceived through egg donation
"Mummy and Daddy tried for a long time to have a baby.
The doctor said we couldn't use Mummy's eggs, and this
made Mummy and Daddy very sad. After many months our special
baby was born. That baby was you!"
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Our
Story - for children conceived by DI into single parent
families
"One day I said 'Have I got a dad?' Then Mum told me all
about how a hospital helped her to have a baby, even though
she hadn't met the right person to be my dad. I am really
proud my Mum could do this and I am proud of us and our
family"
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Our
Story - for children conceived by DI into lesbian parent
families
"One day I said 'Have I got a dad?' Then my mums told
me all about how a hospital helped them to have a baby
- me! I am really happy my mums could do this and I am
proud of us and our family."
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Let
Me Explain - a story about donor insemination by Jane
T Schnitter
Written for children between 6 and 10 this illustrated
30 page book, published in the USA, takes a child's matter
of fact view about her conception by DI, and her close
connection to her one and only Dad. Text and pictures
combine to create a reassuring message that this form
of family building has produced a family where dad and
daughter get silly together, fight, talk and play in a
normal loving relationship, while the young girl understands
the facts and implications of how she was conceived.
£12.50 including post and packing
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Planning
a Family Letter Leaflets - open letters from experienced
parents to those just starting down the road of family
creation
- Letter
from Bridget and Andrea to lesbian women
- Letter
from Walter to would-be DI Dads
- Letter
from Olivia to would-be DI Mums
- Letter
from Olivia to would-be DI Parents about 'Telling'
- Letter
from Emily to would-be single mothers
- Letter
from Rachel to would-be egg donation parents
Single
copies are free (send an A4 size SAE saying which one
you want) or they can be downloaded (click
here).
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recommended books appear on our members'
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