MYSTERY AND THE ADOPTED CHILD All children are a mystery to their parents to some extent. Yet adoptive parents face many more questions than birth parents about a child's past and heredity. This book of articles written over 24 years discusses people adopted from around the world and their sometimes surprising behavior. So why did an infant need to bang his head repeatedly to get to sleep? See the article on sleep for the reason. What food-related problem resulted in a four-year-old with a sensational throwing arm? See the food article for the answer. Why did a boy insist on a belt and undergarments so tight that they left welts on his body? See the article on touching. In articles on romance, sports, etc., MYSTERY AND THE ADOPTED CHILD looks at pre-adoption experiences, subsequent events, and how problems got solved. IN SHORT, ADOPTEES TEND TO BE FASCINATING AND COMPLEX INDIVIDUALS WHO SOMETIMES MYSTIFY THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHERS. THIS BOOK WILL GIVE READERS ANSWERS TO VARIOUS MYSTERIES RELATING TO ADOPTION. THE STORIES IN THE BOOK ARE REAL. THE AUTHOR Renée Henning is an attorney and an international writer on adoption and other subjects. Articles by her have appeared in publications in North America (e.g., Washington Post), Europe (e.g., Oslo Times), Asia (News Lens), Africa (e.g., Modern Ghana), and Oceania (e.g., Freelance). Her adoption-related articles have been published more than 50 times.