Download or read book Honestly Adoption written by Mike Berry and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover What Adoption and Foster Care Really 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. Mike and Kristin Berry have adopted eight children and cared for another 23 kids in their nine-year stint as foster parents. They aren’t just experts. They have experienced every emotional high and low and encountered virtually every situation imaginable as parents. Now, they want to share what they’ve learned with you. Get the answers you need to the following questions, and many more: Should I foster parent or adopt? How do I know? What is the first step in becoming an adoptive or foster parent? What are the benefits of an open versus closed adoption? How and when do I tell my child that he or she is adopted? How do I help my child embrace his or her cultural and racial identity? Honestly Adoption will provide you with practical, down-to-earth advice to make good decisions in your own adoption and foster parenting journey and give you the help and hope you need.
Download or read book The Question of David written by Denise Sherer Jacobson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neil and Denise Jacobson became one of America#x19;s first couples with significant disabilities to adopt a child. This personal account challenges stereotypes and misconceptions associated with the term "disabled" and narrates their triumphs as parents, regardless of their cerebral palsy.
Download or read book ABC Adoption Me written by Gayle H. Swift and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about adoption that celebrates the miracle of family and addresses the difficult issues as well. With charming, exuberant illustrations and a diverse representation of families, ABC, Adoption & Me will warm hearts, deepen understanding of what it means to be an adoptive family and provide teaching moments that bring families closer, connected in truth, compassion, and joy.
Download or read book Cross Cultural Adoption written by Caryn Abramowitz and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Families who adopt children from other countries are faced with myriad questions—from friends, coworkers, family members, classmates, and caretakers alike. If left unanswered, these questions can spawn misunderstanding and hurtful remarks capable of shattering a vulnerable child's sense of belonging: "She's not my real cousin! She's Chinese!" Drawing from their experiences as adoptive parents of foreign-born children, authors Caryn Abramowitz and Amy Coughlin give us Cross-Culture Adoption, a unique guidebook to help relatives and friends of adoptive families address important questions before everyone gathers around the dinner table. International adoption rates have increased by more than 300 percent in the last decade alone. Cross-Culture Adoption responds to this face of the American family by providing you accessbile answers and information on this often sensitive subject. Written by two adoptive mothers, Cross-Culture Adoption responds to the changing face of American families by providing accessible and extremely useful information in response to some of the most common—and toughest—questions asked about cross-culture adoption. It is an invaluable learning tool for anyone whole life is touched by international adoption. Whether you're a parent or a grandparent, a teacher or a bus driver, a Little-League coach or a Girl Scout troop leader, you can make a difference. With support and understanding, you can let her know that no matter where she came from, she belongs.
Download or read book A Question of Adoption written by Anne Else and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Question of Adoption gives a richly detailed, immensely readable account of the ideology and practice of closed stranger adoption in New Zealand, from pregnancy through to the final adoption order and its aftermath. Anne Else’s scrupulous, moving narrative explores social and moral attitudes towards ‘unmarried mothers’, ‘unwanted children’ and ‘childless couples’ during the 1950s and 1960s. She shows how the resulting system took shape, how it worked (or failed to work), and its lifelong effects on everyone involved, then sets out how and why change began to occur. This new e-book edition, written with Maria Haenga-Collins, includes seven ground-breaking new chapters providing a comprehensive account of creating and transferring children through the related processes of adoption, state care, donor conception and surrogacy. It details how so many Māori children were and still are cut off from their whānau and whakapapa through adoption and state care, both stemming from racist colonial ideology, and how the Adoption Act 1955 came to be seen as glaringly at odds with contemporary concepts of children’s rights and best interests. It examines New Zealand’s complex history of using ‘third parties’ to create children through reproductive technology, and the lengthy unresolved debates over regulation. The final chapter looks at local and global risks now facing human reproduction, connection, and reproductive justice.
Download or read book We Chose You written by Tony Dungy and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every Family is Created by God God forms families in many different ways and sizes, but all are equally important and special. When adopted son Calvin needs to tell about his family for a class assignment, he discovers his parents were praying for him long before they chose him. Not only that, but God chose them for Calvin. It wasn't by chance and it wasn't an accident. It was according to His plan. We Chose You was written to communicate to all children, whether birthed or adopted, that they are chosen. That they are secure. That they are loved. This is a message every child needs to hear. Let this book give you the words to tell your child about your family's unique story.
Download or read book Kinship by Design written by Ellen Herman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans’ answer to this question over the past century, Kinship by Design provides the fullest account to date of modern adoption’s history. Beginning in the early 1900s, when children were still transferred between households by a variety of unregulated private arrangements, Ellen Herman details efforts by the U.S. Children’s Bureau and the Child Welfare League of America to establish adoption standards in law and practice. She goes on to trace Americans’ shifting ideas about matching children with physically or intellectually similar parents, revealing how research in developmental science and technology shaped adoption as it navigated the nature-nurture debate. Concluding with an insightful analysis of the revolution that ushered in special needs, transracial, and international adoptions, Kinship by Design ultimately situates the practice as both a different way to make a family and a universal story about love, loss, identity, and belonging. In doing so, this volume provides a new vantage point from which to view twentieth-century America, revealing as much about social welfare, statecraft, and science as it does about childhood, family, and private life.
Download or read book Attaching in Adoption written by Deborah D. Gray and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Answers to Children s Questions about Adoption written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blessed by Adoption written by Hillary Froning and published by Blue Star Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are considering adoption, or are already headed down that path, this book of stories, scriptures, and prayers will inspire and encourage you along the way. Author Hillary Froning opens her heart and shares the story of how she and her husband, Rich Froning, adopted three precious children. Like talking to a close friend, Blessed by Adoption features short essays, Bible verses, and prayers that will move you and comfort you on your path to adoption. The book also features reflections to help you process your thoughts and feelings, as well as writing space for journaling about your adoption journey. Blessed by Adoption includes: 30 essays by Hillary Froning about her adoption process, including finding a birth mom, completing home studies, hospital stays, telling friends and family, and all the blessings and challenges along the way Bible verses and prayers to comfort you at every stage of adoption Writing prompts and lined journaling pages to help you reflect on your adoption journey
Download or read book Adoption Me written by Alexei Linger Kumar and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adoption & me is a beautifully illustrated bedtime storybook that sensitively explains the concept of adoption to really young children. The book provides a good starting point to help children understand their adoption journey so that they can comprehend and answer the question "Are You, My Real Mummy & Daddy?". I created the book from my own experience of trying to understand why my mother and father looked so different from me. Parents face difficulties with discussing this exact topic with their adopted child, and this book is perhaps a way to help them explain this very question when the child is still young. All proceeds of this book will go towards paying for my organization www.adoptionandme.org which lends free & impartial support and advice to adoptive parents and the adopted children.
Download or read book Mishka written by Adrienne Ehlert Bashista and published by Drt Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother talks to her child about what life was like before the child was adopted from Russia, and what life is like now.
Download or read book Adopted for Life written by Russell Moore and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this practical book, Moore highlights the importance of adoption for all Christians, encouraging readers to lead the way in adoption and orphan advocacy out of our identity as adopted children of God.
Download or read book We Match on the Inside written by Anastasia Bunkowski and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anya and her parents do not match on the outside and her friends are beginning to notice. While she understands the story of her adoption, it is challenging for her to answer her friends' questions. With her parents' help, Anya learns to use creative strategies to navigate questions like, "That's your MOM?", "Who are your REAL parents?", "Why don't your parents look like you?" and "What is adoption?". Written by a teacher and adoptive parent along with her daughter, this heartfelt story is accompanied by realistic, comedic and colorful images to keep young listeners engaged. The "Discussion Guide" is an excellent resource for teachers as they introduce the concept of diversity in family systems. It is also a useful tool for adoptive parents as they support their children in developing a healthy personal narrative and teach their children how and when to share their personal stories. The "Advice for Adoptive Parents" section, provides additional guidance on how to support adopted children in a sensitive and developmentally appropriate way.
Download or read book The 125 Most Asked Questions about Adoption and the Answers written by Paul Baldwin and published by William Morrow & Company. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the latest facts and figures from dozens of organizations and agencies, this guide to adoption explores legal and technical matters as well as the emotional aspects of adoption. 25,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo.
Download or read book Mine in China written by Kelly Mayfield and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering adopting from China? Mine In China is your guide to everything you need to know to make this dream a reality. Topics include:*Affording adoption*How to choose the right agency for your family*Understanding special needs adoption*How to compile a dossier*Detailed explanations of the steps involved, typical timeframes, and acronyms used*Evaluating the file of a potential child*How to understand your child's name and transition him or her to an American name*Questions to ask when requesting an update on your child*Getting through the early days home*Extensive additional resource recommendationsIn addition, the book includes an extensive travel section to make your trip to China go smoothly.*Travel agent, tour guide, and hotel recommendations*Covering the planes, trains, and automobile possibilities of your journey*Important things to do before you travel*The ultimate packing list*Understanding Chinese culture including what to expect for available food options and how to use an Asian style "squatty potty"
Download or read book That Kind of Mother written by Rumaan Alam and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2018 BY: Buzzfeed • The Boston Globe • The Millions • InStyle • Southern Living • Vogue • Popsugar • Kirkus • The Washington Post • Library Journal • Real Simple • NPR “With his unerring eye for nuance and unsparing sense of irony, Rumaan Alam’s second novel is both heartfelt and thought-provoking.” — Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere From the bestselling author of Leave the World Behind, a novel about the families we fight to build and those we fight to keep Like many first-time mothers, Rebecca Stone finds herself both deeply in love with her newborn son and deeply overwhelmed. Struggling to juggle the demands of motherhood with her own aspirations and feeling utterly alone in the process, she reaches out to the only person at the hospital who offers her any real help—Priscilla Johnson—and begs her to come home with them as her son’s nanny. Priscilla’s presence quickly does as much to shake up Rebecca’s perception of the world as it does to stabilize her life. Rebecca is white, and Priscilla is black, and through their relationship, Rebecca finds herself confronting, for the first time, the blind spots of her own privilege. She feels profoundly connected to the woman who essentially taught her what it means to be a mother. When Priscilla dies unexpectedly in childbirth, Rebecca steps forward to adopt the baby. But she is unprepared for what it means to be a white mother with a black son. As she soon learns, navigating motherhood for her is a matter of learning how to raise two children whom she loves with equal ferocity, but whom the world is determined to treat differently. Written with the warmth and psychological acuity that defined his debut, Rumaan Alam has crafted a remarkable novel about the lives we choose, and the lives that are chosen for us.
