Adoption and fostering: advice and issues

Prior to World War II, international adoption was virtually unknown, but in the twenty-first century, it has become a common practice, touching almost every American.

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

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.

Julie is adopted.

Ce livre important et émouvant donne la voix à trente-huit personnes adoptées de différents âges et d’origines diverses qui résident sur l’ensemble du territoire québécois.

Foster children are more likely than other children to be involved in risky activities online due to backgrounds of neglect and abuse, an absence of supportive adults, lower self-esteem, and greater exposure to drugs and alcohol.

Your dream of being a parent can come true.

L’enfant adopté et sa famille vous intéressent ?

Who are my birthparents?

Aching to expand from a couple to a family, Jeff Gammage—a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer—and his wife, Christine, embarked upon a journey that would carry them across a shifting landscape of emotion and through miles of red tape and bureaucratic protocol.

All children need love, but for troubled children, a loving home is not always enough.

From the founder of This Gathered Nest YouTube channel, an uplifting story of Angela Braniff'sunusual path to becoming the mother to seven children through various methods of adoption and biological approaches, encouraging women and mothers to embrace the unique purpose that God has put in their lives.

Written by an experienced adoptive parent, this clear, sensitive and practical handbook is designed to encourage and support adoptive and long-term foster parents, their children and adolescents.

Riley the Brave is a little bear with big feelings.

"e;A beacon through the often tangled and varied paths to parenting through adoption"e; - William Pierce, President, National Council for AdoptionHailed as "e;an extremely valuable resource"e; by Jann Heffner, executive director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, this new edition covers the adoption process, new information on cyber adoption, changes in adoption laws, and the financial considerations of adoption.

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It is a story that moves us to tears.

After she discovers a shocking family secret, Carina takes a journey toward self-acceptance in this “must-read for anyone who is adopted” (Richard Krawczyk).

How can adoptive parents and their teenagers navigate the challenges of the adolescent years?

A sensitive picture book to help ease the anxieties of foster children aged 4 to 10 entering placement.

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022Craig Bromfield was just 13 years old when Brian Clough, on a whim, took him and his older brother Aaron in.

Help your little one unlock their inner courage!

Nurturing Attachments Training Resource is a complete group-work programme containing everything you need to run training and support sessions for adoptive parents and foster or kinship carers.

All children need love, but for troubled children, a loving home is not always enough.

A child is coming - whether you approve or not it's time to get with the program!

Perhaps you dream of having a baby but struggle with infertility.

Children who have encountered trauma early in life can experience real differences in their social and cognitive development.

This is not just another book about adoptive parenting.

The healer of body, soul-and mind: "e;Gives us fresh insight into deep psychological truths by emphasizing Jesus as the ultimate teacher.

This is the go-to guide for practitioners, parents and carers who want to expand their understanding and skills for therapeutic parenting - a deeply nurturing parenting style particularly effective for children who have experienced trauma or adversity.

This unique one-volume reference guide provides positive and empowering biographical sketches of 100 famous and well-known adoptees throughout time, serving to counter the many negative stereotypes that exist that exist about people who were adopted, fostered, or lived in orphanages.

Based on Chapman's best-selling The 5 Love Languages(R)a specialized resource of intentional love for families of adopted children.

This therapeutic journal provides you with the tools and coping strategies you need to better look after yourself.

An essential resource for transracially adoptive parents and the professionals who serve them, this book offers practical strategies for helping a transracially adopted child through the challenges he or she may face.

What to do when you've been called to adopt and practical advice to make it work Mary Ostyn married her sweetheart at nineteen, and the pair had four kids by their eighth anniversary.

During the 1990s, the number of children adopted from poorer countries to the more affluent West grew exponentially.

Therapeutic parenting is not your usual parenting style.

Written for busy foster carers and adoptive parents, this book provides a concise introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and how to support a child with a diagnosis.

For fans of Dani Shapiro's Inheritance and Nicole Chung's All You Can Ever Know, a debut memoir from a mid-life adoptee who, just as she's meeting biological family for the first time, unearths a secret kept from her for years by her adoptive parents.

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

What happens to looked-after children in the longer term?

Life story work is one of the key therapeutic approaches to working with adopted or fostered children.

When to tell, What to tell, and How to tellChildren who are adopted have predictable and often unspoken concerns about themselves and how they joined their families.

Lori Chamber's fascinating study explores the legal history of adoption in Ontario since the passage of the first statute in 1921.

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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.

Whereas adoption was once a private affair cloaked in secrecy and sealed records, adoptions in the US today are increasingly open - that is, birth and adoptive families meet and become acquainted before the adoption, and remain in contact once it is complete.