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ADOPTION CENTER FOR FAMILY BUILDING
SUGGESTED READINGS
Online Publishers and Sellers of Adoption related Materials
listed below:
Parenting after infertility
Parenting After Infertility by Pat Johnston,
www.perspectivespress.com
A compassionate guide through infertility to parenting.
The Long Awaited Stork: A Guide to Parenting After
Infertility, Ellen Sarasohn Glazer
Gives attention to issues parents need to resolve,
www.amazon.com
Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother, Jana Wolf
Humorous recounting of the journey to adoption by sharing hidden
emotions so many adoptive parents are afraid to reveal.
www.tapestrybooks.com
Birthmothers and open adoption
- Dear Birthmother:Thank you for our baby,
Kathleen Silber, Phyllis Speedlin,
The book contains actual letters exchanged between birthparents and
adoptive parents. It’s considered a classic, and has been updated
to reflect current practice.
- Adoption: A handful of Hope,
Suzanne Arms
Vignettes
written by birthmothers www.amazon.com
- Life Givers,
James Gritter
The author provides
insight into the birthparent’s
emotional roller coaster as they struggle with grief.
- The Open Adoption Experience, Lois Melina and Sharon
Kaplan Roszia
Two leading experts provide this guide to the issues and concerns
of adoptive and birth parents though all stages of the open adoption
relationship.
- The Third Choice: A Woman's Guide to Placing a Child
for Adoption
Leslie
Foge and Gail Mosconi, A guidebook of support and guidance for woman
considering adoption.
Stories of adoption and on being adopted
- Sacred Connections: Stories of Adoption,
Mary Ann Koeniz
Clinical Psychologist recounts 25 real life stories of adoptees and
their relationships with birthparents and adoptive parents.
- Family Bonds:Adoption, Infertility
and the New World of Child Production,
Elizabeth Bartholet
Personal narrative to make sense of the world
of infertility and adoption by sharing her experiences in adopting
two children from Peru.
- Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self,
David Brodzinski
Illustrates the experiences of adoptees, developmental perspectives,
normality, search for self and sense of loss.
- The Story of Adoption, Joyce Maguire Pavao
This book is written by an adopted person and family therapist specializing
in adoption issues. Dr. Pavao demonstrates that there are predictable,
understandable and normal developmental stages and challenges for
all adopted people.
Talking with your child about adoption
- Talking with Young Children about Adoption, Mary Watkins and Susan Fisher
It’s often hard to know what to say and when to say it. The authors
offer wonderful insights.
- Making Sense of Adoption, Lois Melina
When to tell?
What to tell? How to tell? This book aids parents in discussing adoption
with their child.
- Raising Adopted Children, Lois Melina
Adoptive parent’s
guide to raising child through adoption.
- Talking with your Child about Adoption, Patricia
Martinez Dorner
Booklet explains how to talk with your child about adoption at different
life stages.
- Life-books-Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child,
Beth O’Malley
The author was adopted and emphasizes the importance of saving every
detail of your child’s history including their birth story.
Comprehensive guides
- Real Parents, Real Children, Holly Van Gulden
and Lisa M. Bartells-Rabb
Comprehensive book discussing the entire adoption process. Filled with
lots of good information.
- "Report on Intercountry Adoption",
Penny L. Rearick, editor. Adoption Resource Center of Connecticut.
This is an extensive compilation of information on international
adoption agencies, as well as numerous articles regarding adoption related
issues. This guide is updated annually and is extremely informative. Order
from
www.arcct.org
Toddlers and older child Adoption
- Weavers Craft, Mary Hopkins-Best
Excellent book for parents who are considering adopting a child beyond
infancy, which is common in international adoption.
- Adopting the Older Child, Claudia Jewett
Focuses on the feeling, concerns and problems of families who have
adopted
older children.
- Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss,
Claudia Jewett Jarrati
Specific techniques for helping children cope with loss.
Transracial Adoption
- In Their Own Voices
by Rita Simon and Rhonda Roorda
The authors are researchers who present a powerful documentary written
by trans-racial adoptees who share the many sides their experiences.
- In Their Parents' Voices: Reflections on Raising Trans-racial
Adoptees,
Rita J. Simonand Rhonda M. Roorda
The authors explore the subject
of adopting across racial lines.
- “Transracial Parenting Project”
Offers
a comprehensive manual that includes articles on parenting, insights
from children, medical and health care and racism. www.nacac.org
- An Insider's Guide to Transracial Adoption,
Gail
Steinberg/Beth Hall
The authors-- adoptive parents of mixed race
children-- have two goals in writing this book: to help adoptive parents
take a deeper look at the role of race in the lives of children being raised
across racial lines; and to provide a source to find answers for
the predictable challenges.
- Raising a Child of Another Race,
Jana Wolf
An excellent article about the author’s personal experience. Can be
viewed at www.theadoptionguide.com>Trans-racial Adoption
- Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption, Barbara Katz, Beacon
Press 2006.
Drawing on her own experience as the white mother of a black child,
this noted sociologist offers an understanding of how race and family
are shaped in America today.
Friends and Family
- “When
Friends Ask About Adoption: Question and Answer Guide for
Non-Adoptive Parents and Other Caring Adults”, Linda Bothun
This book is a great gift for well-intended friends and family members
who are afraid to ask questions.
- Adoption is a Family Affair: What relatives and friends
must know, Patricia
Irwin Johnston
The author tries to provide help to adoptive families whose loved
ones just don’t understand adoption.
International Adoption
- Risk and Promise: A Handbook for Parents Adopting
a Child from Overseas,
Based on the research and clinical experience of four doctors, Ira
J. Chasnoff; MD; Linda D. Schwartz; PhD; Cheryl L. Pratt; PhD; Gwendolyn
J. Neuberger; MD who have each worked with internationally adopted children.
This book tries to help prospective adoptive parents make well-informed
decisions with the little information they are given in adoption referrals.
Child Development
- Becoming the Parent You Want to Be,
Laura Davis and Janis Keyser
A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years.
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, Marc Weissbluth
One
of the country's leading researchers updates his revolutionary approach
to solving--and preventing--your children's sleep problems.
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