PART 2 OF 3After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old.
CORCORAN / GOTCHABack PageThis story of two immigrants from Ireland takes you on a journey of perplexing hardships, isolation, and rejection as you witness faltering decision-making processes.
When we think of someone adopted, we think of someone who has been abandoned, unwanted, or suffered great loss and then someone comes along who chooses to love them, bring them into their own life, and help them walk through the hurt, anger, and other issues of their lives.
The challenging teen years can be even more difficult for adopted teenagers, many of whom have unanswered questions that may result in fear, anger, and low self-esteem.
You Can Effectively Parent an Adopted or Foster Child Parenting under the best of circumstances is difficult, but because of their unique needs, raising children from hard places brings additional challenges.
Discover What Adoption and Foster CareReally Look Like If you are considering adoption or foster care or are already somewhere in this difficult and complicated process, you need trusted information from people who have been where you are.
Know That You Are Not Alone on This Journey Adopting or fostering a child brings its own unique set of challenges only another parent facing the same uphill climb could possibly understand.
All adopted teens have questions-questions about their adoptive family, about their birth parents, and about how adoption has affected and will continue to affect their lives.
This practical book explains the process of adopting a child from Russia, from first contact with a Russian agency through bonding with the adopted child back at home.
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.
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.
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.
In this completely revised and updated edition of Raising Adopted Children, Lois Melina, editor of Adopted Child newsletter and the mother of two children by adoption, draws on the latest research in psychology, sociology, and medicine to guide parents through all stages of their child's development.
Rose Rockchild advocate, educator, and mother of ten-plus children, including comedian Chris Rockshares her heartfelt and no-nonsense advice on parentingUber-mom Rose Rock raised ten children and seventeen foster children.
