Adoption Wisdom

Adoption Wisdom

Author: Marlou Russell

Publisher: Broken Branch Production

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781888511123

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A Guide to the Issues and Feelings of Adoption offers insight and understanding of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. Adoption Wisdom includes chapters on Adoption Awareness, the Basic Truths of Adoption, Search and Reunion, and an Ideal Adoption. A book for anyone who wants to know more about the realities of adoption. Book jacket.


The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom

The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom

Author: John DeGarmo

Publisher: Familius

Published: 2019-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781641701242

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Foster parenting is both a rewarding and a challenging job, a lifestyle of continuous learning and new experiences, and The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom will be there to support you as you, in turn, support your foster children. Filled with 365 days' worth of daily tips, inspirational quotes, and motivational short stories from a foster care expert, this book is a must-read for modern child-welfare advocates, adoptive parents, and foster parents. It provides inspirational content every day, including instructions, tips, anecdotes, and more.


Adoption Affirmations

Adoption Affirmations

Author: Keri Gee Semmelman

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2018-11-01

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 1982212551

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Adoption Affirmations provides you positive thoughts to say to yourself for each part of your adoption journey and even some for your loved ones to say. You will also find a few tender thoughts that your child-to-be may say to you someday. There are nearly 80 affirmations in all to help you remain hopeful, confront your fears with grace, feel in control during the highs and lows, and increase your joy. Adoption Affirmations is unique in that it is also a flipbook of a growing tree to provide you visual inspiration. As your hope grows, so too does the realization of your own family tree. I wish Adoption Affirmations was around years ago when I went through the adoption process. The book is a wonderful resource. May it inspire you to adopt, especially since there are so many children of all ages out there who need you. Jean Forsythe, One of California’s First Single Women to Adopt a Child Adoption Affirmations is a beautiful and profoundly comforting book, which will be a treasured companion during the adoption journey. Semmelman and Biers have written an inspirational and indispensable guide which will help keep your heart open on your path to finding the child that was meant for you. Robin Berman, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, and Author of Permission to Parent Adoption Affirmations is more than a book, it is a heartfelt tool to refer to often for every person wanting to adopt a child. It will encourage you to persevere with a heart of hope and compassion as you become an incredible blessing to children through adoption. Reggie Doss (NFL Legend) & Tamara Doss (Radio Show Host), Adoptive Parents Adoption Affirmations is a landmark book for anyone considering adoption. The book’s understanding between the mind, emotions, and self-talk is insightful and significant. The book is based on personal experiences and serves as a practical handbook for adoption. I highly recommend it. Dr. Marvin Marshall, Former Elementary, Middle, and High School Principal, and Author of Parenting Without Stress: How to Raise Responsible Kids While Keeping a Life of Your Own Adopting Parents everywhere will be encouraged by these morsels of adoption wisdom. Adoption Affirmations infuses HOPE into the oft-times challenging journey of adoption and helps make sense of the roller-coaster emotions adoptive parents often experience along the way. These authors know their subject matter firsthand and offer incredible insight to their readers. Celeste Liversidge, Family Law Attorney


Foster the Family

Foster the Family

Author: Jamie C. Finn

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2022-02-15

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 149343442X

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There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day--hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system--are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart--confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear. With the compassion and insight of a fellow foster parent, Jamie C. Finn helps you see your struggles through the lens of the gospel, bringing biblical truths to bear on your unique everyday realities. In these short, easy-to-read chapters, you'll find honest, personal stories and practical lessons that provide encouragement and direction from God's Word as you walk the journey of foster parenting.


The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom

The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom

Author: John DeGarmo

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2019-05-01

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1641701730

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Foster parenting is both a rewarding and a challenging job, a lifestyle of continuous learning and new experiences, and The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom will be there to support you as you, in turn, support your foster children. Filled with 365 days' worth of daily tips, inspirational quotes, and motivational short stories from a foster care expert, this book is a must-read for modern child-welfare advocates, adoptive parents, and foster parents. It provides inspirational content every day, including instructions, tips, anecdotes, and more.


Truly Yours

Truly Yours

Author: Laura Dail

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2013-03-19

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781482651416

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TRULY YOURS is a collection of thoughts, ideas, and stories about the miracle of adoption. From the great thinkers to the simple truths in children's books; from the memoirs of parents in the midst of the process, to the insights of their adopted sons and daughters, this book includes the most poignant and the most candid ideas about adoption. The thoughts are both wonderful and inspiring, for example: ""Adoption carries the added dimension of connection not only to your own tribe but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties, and family. It is a larger embrace." " TRULY YOURS is meant to be a source of inspiration and insight as well as a resource (with extensive reading lists both for adults and for children) for all who are touched by the incredible act of adopting a child.


Attaching in Adoption

Attaching in Adoption

Author: Deborah D. Gray

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1849058903

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This classic text is a comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child and promote healthy attachment. It explains what attachment is and provides parenting techniques matched to children's emotional needs and stages to enhance children's happiness and emotional health.


The Adoptee Survival Guide

The Adoptee Survival Guide

Author: Lynn Grubb

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2015-03-02

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781508544548

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30 adoptee authors provide support, encouragement and understanding to other adoptees in facing the complexities of being adopted, embarking on search and reunion, fighting for equal access to identifying information, navigating complex family relationships with the latest technology, and surviving it all with a sense of humor.


So You Want to Adopt...Now What?

So You Want to Adopt...Now What?

Author: Sara Dormon

Publisher: Gospel Light Publications

Published: 2006-08-07

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780830738991

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One in seven couples struggle with infertility. Other parents long to add another child to their family who needs a home. Whatever the reason, many couples who decide to pursue adoption do not realize the often unnerving, stressful, emotional ride it can be. Deciding to adopt means moving into uncharted territory. There are many emotional highs and lows, as well as psychological, mental and spiritual ramifications. The authors prepare prospective adoptive parents for the adoption process, from helping them examine their motives for adopting to making practical decisions about the type of adoption to pursue. They also explore the adoption process from the viewpoints of the prospective adoptive parents, the birth parents, the adoptee, attorneys and adoption agencies. This book is an indispensable resource for anyone considering adoption.