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Donor families are unique, yet are also becoming substantially more common with the exponential advancements being made in the field of reproductive medicine, and with the wider acceptance of LGBTQ+ and single-parent families utilizing donor gametes in recent decades. The accessibility of commercial DNA testing is also helping to expand these families, as many people are finding out by surprise that they are part of a sometimes quite large donor family. Individuals connected to donor families are therefore much more likely to be seen across a variety of mental health and medical settings for a range of presenting problems, either related to or separate from this part of their background. Regardless of the presenting issue, for these individuals the challenges of forming and redefining family as they explore their own or their child's new biological connections can seem overwhelming and are therefore very likely to surface as a topic of discussion in treatment. Given the greatly increased probability of encountering a client connected to a donor family in their practices across settings, and the specific challenges this presents, clinicians must be well-informed about all perspectives in order to address such issues in a knowledgeable and sensitive manner. Counseling Donor Family Members provides clinicians and mental health professionals with guidance on the unique issues that can present for egg and sperm donors, parents of donor-conceived children, and donor-conceived people. They will be better prepared for many of the issues that donor family members might present in regards to their family of origin and with their new donor family relationships. Counseling Donor Family Members is both a resource for mental health and medical professionals in any setting, and a useful reference book for researchers, and donor family members themselves. It presents evolving ideas, recommendations, and talking points, that can be used in counseling everyone in the donor family. Because each stakeholder is deeply connected to the others, understanding all viewpoints is important for a successful counseling experience with any parent, egg and sperm donor, or donor-conceived person.

¿Cómo le dices a tu hijo que fue concebido con la ayuda de un donante?, y luego, ¿cómo acompañar la curiosidad sobre sus medio hermanos y / o hermanas y sobre su donante?Tu Familia: La historia de un chico nacido por donante, es un libro ilustrado dulce y alegre que responde a la pregunta "¿de dónde vengo?" y luego introduce amablemente los conceptos de medio hermanos y los donantes de una manera abierta y honesta. El libro comienza con el deseo de los padres de tener un bebé, la necesidad de recurrir a un donante, y luego aborda el tema de los medios hermanos y los padres biológicos / donantes. Un libro perfecto para los millones de niños concebidos por donantes, para comprender cómo fueron concebidos y para ayudarlos a entender que tener curiosidad sobre sus orígenes genéticos y familiares desconocidos es natural.Así como hay muchos tipos de familias, también hay muchas maneras de definir la familia de un niño y las relaciones con su donante y medio hermanos o parientes por donación. Leer este libro con su hijo concebido por un donante puede iniciar o complementar un diálogo importante y continuo sobre estas conexiones genéticas. Estas primeras conversaciones son parte integral de la formación de una familia feliz y saludable, fundada en la honestidad y la confianza.

How do you tell your child that they were conceived with the help of a donor, and then address curiosity about half siblings and/or the donor?Wendy Kramer, Co-Founder and Director of the Donor Sibling Registry, makes it easy and fun! A first-of-its-kind book for kids involving half sibling and donor references. Your Family: A Donor Kid's Story is illuminated in fun, easy-to-understand graphics and factual reproductive descriptions. Inclusive of all family types.The book starts with the parent's desire to have a baby, the use of a donor, and then broaches the topic of half siblings and biological parents/donors. A perfect book for (the millions of) donor-conceived children to learn about how they were conceived and for understanding that being curious about their unknown genetic origins and relatives is natural. These early conversations are integral to creating a happy and healthy donor child and family.Pages are included at the end of the book for the child to paste images or draw relatives, with interactive text and colorful anecdotes.