Adoption and fostering: advice and issues

Through words, pictures, photographs, certificates and other 'little treasures', a Life Story Book provides a detailed account of the child's early history and a chronology of their life.

Transracial adoption is one of the most contentious issues in adoption politics and in the politics of race more generally.

Therapeutic parenting is a deeply nurturing parenting style, and is especially effective for children with attachment difficulties, or who experienced childhood trauma.

Emotions can be complicated at the best of times.

When they were young, Susan and Edna, children of Holocaust refugee parents, were inseparable; Edna was Susans first love and constant companion.

The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offering proven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike.

Many adoptees join their new families after having endured multiple traumatic experiences, which interrupts their development.

Embrace the beauty and challenges of transracial adoption.

How can we determine success in foster placements?

Most adopted children and their families will, sooner or later, encounter the challenges of dealing with unresolved attachment issues or early traumatic experiences.

An honest insight into the rollercoaster reality of therapeutically parenting teenagers.

Ollie is back with more adventures using his superpowers, and a chance to earn his second Captain's stripe!

This book guides childcare professionals through attachment theory and provides techniques for caring for children with attachment difficulties.

Adoption is a big step which can change the whole dynamics of the family.

This book is full of the techniques that we have used successfully over the years.

Crescere e accompagnare la crescitaQuesto libro è destinato a chiunque abbia la necessità di svilupparsi ulteriormente nella vita e nelle relazioni.

Parenting a child who doesn't know how to be parented is the most difficult job in the world.

Adoption is not for the faint of heart.

Is transracial adoption a positive choice for kids?

Are you in the process of adopting and feeling out of your depth?

Many people say being a parent is the toughest job there is.

In Abandoned at Birth, Janet Sherlund explores the inherent need adopted children have for a sense of belonging and the pain and courage that is required to discover their true identity.

To Save the Children of Korea is the first book about the origins and history of international adoption.

A Guide to Therapeutic Child Care provides an easy to read explanation of the secrets that lie behind good quality therapeutic child care.

How Does Foster Care Work?

"e;All behavior makes sense"e;'"e;It most certainly does not!

Parenting a child who doesn't know how to be parented is the most difficult job in the world.

* What is shame?

As an adoptee, do you have mixed feelings about your adoption?

Stories and storytelling help children to develop emotional literacy, make sense of their world and appreciate different points of view.

How can we determine success in foster placements?

Breaking new ground in the areas of attachment and child development, Sue Jennings introduces the concept of 'Neuro-Dramatic-Play' exploring the sensory experiences that take place between mother and child during pregnancy and the first few months after birth.

The inspirational story of an American woman who moved mountains to secure medical treatmentsand eventually a homefor a young Iraqi girl severely burned in a roadside terror attack.

Marshalling her experience as an expert witness in court proceedings on non-consensual, confidential adoption in Israel, Mass describes legal proceedings following the Israeli state petition that declares children eligible for adoption because of alleged parental incapability, and explores the politics of state intervention in the parent/child relationship.

Concise and easy-to-understand, this book provides an introduction to what attachment means and how to recognise attachment disorder in children.

Attachment is a word used to describe a simple idea - the relationship with someone you love or whose opinions are important to you - so why is so much of the language relating to attachment so obscure, and why is it so challenging to help children who lack healthy attachment bonds?

Though the words "foster care" are not in the Bible, the act of caring for the vulnerable is clearly important to God.

Although single women have long been permitted to adopt children, adoption by unmarried men remains an uncommon experience in Western culture.

A Practical Guide to Fostering Law is an accessible, jargon-free guide to the key elements of the law that concern foster carers and the professionals who work with them.

Therapeutic parenting is not your usual parenting style.

La baisse du nombre d'enfants adoptables dans les pays développés et l'augmentation du nombre des demandes expliquent que désormais les deux tiers des adoptions soient internationales.

Through words, pictures, photographs, certificates and other 'little treasures', a Life Story Book provides a detailed account of the child's early history and a chronology of their life.

Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, several thousand Canadian-born children were adopted by families in the United States.

Based on a hugely successful US model, the Seven Core Issues in Adoption is the first conceptual framework of its kind to offer a unifying lens that was inclusive of all individuals touched by the adoption experience.

Although single women have long been permitted to adopt children, adoption by unmarried men remains an uncommon experience in Western culture.

'This book is your hot flask of tea or coffee, and a cosy blanket which will keep you warm, safe and well on your journey, ensuring you reach the other side, mentally and physically well.

International adoptions have decreased dramatically in the last decade, despite robust evidence of the tremendous benefits that early placement in adoptive families can confer upon children who are not able to remain with birth families.

This book offers a thorough examination and discussion of the evidence on attachment, its influence on development, and attachment disorders.

Designed as a professional complement to Sarah Naish's bestselling A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting, this tried and tested resource offers practical tools for all professionals supporting therapeutic families.

Finally, a parenting book which demystifies the latest thinking on neurobiology, physiology and trauma and explains what the research means for the everyday life of parents of children who hurt.