ABOUT THE BOOKFrom the Start is an inclusive and heartfelt love letter to families created through adoption or with the help of fertility treatments such as IVF, sperm/egg donation, or surrogacy. Through age-appropriate language and sweet rhyming prose, authors Stephanie Levich and Alana Weiss weave together themes of hope and gratitude to highlight the special roles fertility doctors, donors, surrogates, and adoption play in helping hopeful parents start or grow their families. |
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WHY IT MATTERS
From the one in eight American couples who experience infertility to the same-sex couples and single parents by choice who turned to fertility treatments or adoption to create their families, there are millions of people who have used collaborative methods of family building to become parents. For these parents, From the Start is a valuable tool to help navigate and normalize the “where do babies come from?” conversation. The children’s books currently on the market focus on a singular method of
family building but none until now illustrate the larger concept that there are a
myriad of beautiful ways to make a family.
Having these open discussions with children can play a significant role in shedding the stigma surrounding collaborative reproduction and adoption. By normalizing the conversation, we can build a future generation of people who are comfortable and confident in their conception and birth stories. We can also help ensure that the hopeful parents of tomorrow who find themselves in the throes of infertility or the adoption process will feel less alone. From the Start not only helps provide age-appropriate language for parents to introduce their child to their birth story, it can also help them facilitate a deep understanding in their children that love is truly what makes a family.
family building but none until now illustrate the larger concept that there are a
myriad of beautiful ways to make a family.
Having these open discussions with children can play a significant role in shedding the stigma surrounding collaborative reproduction and adoption. By normalizing the conversation, we can build a future generation of people who are comfortable and confident in their conception and birth stories. We can also help ensure that the hopeful parents of tomorrow who find themselves in the throes of infertility or the adoption process will feel less alone. From the Start not only helps provide age-appropriate language for parents to introduce their child to their birth story, it can also help them facilitate a deep understanding in their children that love is truly what makes a family.
A portion of the book's proceeds
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Baby Quest Foundation and Helpusadopt.org
are two incredible organizations that provide financial support to hopeful parents.
are two incredible organizations that provide financial support to hopeful parents.
"Before I got to hold you close,
I held you in my heart,
You've always been a part of me and have been from the start."
