Adoption and fostering

Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2018International adoption is in a state of virtual collapse, rates having fallen by more than half since 2004 and continuing to fall.

Since the early 1990s, close to 250,000 children born abroad have been adopted into the United States.

One night after midnight social workers brought a baby girl to the authors home, and her life as a foster mother began.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2018 International adoption is in a state of virtual collapse, rates having fallen by more than half since 2004 and continuing to fall.

In Somebody's Children, Laura Briggs examines the social and cultural forces-poverty, racism, economic inequality, and political violence-that have shaped transracial and transnational adoption in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first.

Since the end of the Korean War, an estimated 200,000 children from South Korea have been adopted into white families in North America, Europe, and Australia.

After moving to a humble cottage outside of a tiny Texas town, Debra Monroe rids herself of an abusive husband, battles sexist contractors and workers as she renovates her home, and finally, after several disheartening letdowns, is able to adopt her beautiful baby daughter, Marie.

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.

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In the 1980s families other than those made up of the natural mother, father, and siblings were increasing in number.

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'Denise writes with great warmth and wisdom' - Marian Keyes'A really cracking read' - Martina Cole on If They Could See Me Now'Thought-provoking and moving' - Susan Lewis on If They Could See Me NowHow far would you go to hide a past that would destroy your future?

Will You Open Your Heart and Home to Children in Need?

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Full account of the practice, including the procedures and adoption''s use as a mode of succession, especially in political circles.

Full account of the practice, including the procedures and adoption''s use as a mode of succession, especially in political circles.

Adoption is practiced globally yielding a multidimensional area of study that cannot be characterized by a single movement or discipline.

Adoption is practiced globally yielding a multidimensional area of study that cannot be characterized by a single movement or discipline.

Originally published in 1973, The Receiving End looks at the British welfare services for deprived children.

Originally published in 1973, The Receiving End looks at the British welfare services for deprived children.

Divided into 15 chapters, this book provides the reader with an insight into certain representations of mothers and motherhood in history and today's societies in some areas of the world, notably in Britain and Asia.

Divided into 15 chapters, this book provides the reader with an insight into certain representations of mothers and motherhood in history and today's societies in some areas of the world, notably in Britain and Asia.

'Necessary and illuminating' Times Literary Supplement'A writer of genuine accomplishment' Good Book GuideA story of adoption and queer parenting from the award-winning author of The Spring of Kasper Meier, The Other Hoffmann Sister and An Honest ManI'm calling because we have a little boy, four weeks old, who needs a family.

From the presenter of ITV1's Long Lost Family and the bestselling author of One of the Family, comes a moving and honest book about Nicky Campbell's own search for his birth parents.

Discusses the issues related to race, class, and gender involved in adoption based on in-depth interviews with 22 adoptive mothers.

Many foster and adoptive parents lose hope when they experience challenging and oppositional child behaviors.

Few foster carers or adoptive parents realise the benefits that yoga and related mind/body approaches can unlock for them and their families.

Transnational surrogacy the creation of babies across borders has become big business.

'My Sweet Girl is like nothing else I've read.

Reginas Calcaterra memoir, Etched in Sand, is an inspiring and triumphant coming-of-age story of tenacity and hope.

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An "e;elegant, funny, and poignant"e; memoir of a journalist's discovery of her birth mother-a daughter of Nat King Cole-and the bond that formed between them (Essence).

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.

The Open Adoption Experience has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

The extraordinary true story that inspired an acclaimed film starring Steve Coogan and Judi Dench, Philomena, by Martin Sixsmith, is a gripping tale of heartache, hypocrisy and ultimately, redemption.

This groundbreaking and thought-provoking book puts the care experience at the centre of education history.

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.

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

The ideal first book for prospective adopters.

Therapeutic Residential Care For Children and Youth takes a fresh look at therapeutic residential care as a powerful intervention in working with the most troubled children who need intensive support.

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.

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.

A new chapterWidowed CEO Braden Garrett is left to care for his adopted daughter alone, until he meets librarian, Cassie MacKinnon who sparks a desire he’d long forgotten.

The Secret Heirs and A Forever Family Collection by Mills & Boon Including the titles:Secret Heirs: Baby BargainSecret Heirs: Billionaire's PleasureSecret Heirs: Royal AppointmentSecret Heirs: Baby ScandalSecret Heirs: His One Night ConsequenceSecret Heirs: Price of SuccessA Forever Family: His Unexpected FamilyA Forever Family: Their Miracle ChildA Forever Family: Falling For YouA Forever Family: Their Christmas DeliveryA Forever Family: Reunited by their BabyA Forever Family: Their Doorstep Delivery

A Forever Families Collection from Mills & BoonA collection of romance stories from Mills & Boon on adoption and happy ever after…Including the titles:A Forever Family: His Unexpected FamilyA Forever Family: Their Miracle ChildA Forever Family: Falling For YouA Forever Family: Their Christmas DeliveryForever Family: Reunited by their BabyForever Family: Their Doorstep Delivery

Bundles of JoyHolidaying in Greece, Fran Myers is shocked to discover a tiny baby, swept away by a tornado.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.