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20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed

Sherrie Eldridge
Format: Book

Do I have what it takes to be a successful adoptive parent?Does my child consider me a successful parent?Will I ever hear my rebellious teen say, "I love you"?What tools do I need to succeed?In her groundbreaking first book, Twenty Things Ad
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Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

Sherrie Eldridge
Format: Paperback

"Birthdays may be difficult for me.""I want you to take the initiative in opening conversations about my birth family.""When I act out my fears in obnoxious ways, please hang in there with me.""I am afraid you will abandon
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Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches

C.J. Mahaney - Crossway
Format: Book

A stirring call to Christian families and churches to be a people who care for orphans, not just in word, but in deed. The gospel of Jesus Christ-the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into Gods family-means that Christians ought to be at the forefront...
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Another Place at the Table

Kathy Harrison
Format: Paperback

The startling and ultimately uplifting narrative of one woman's thirteen-year experience as a foster parent.For more than a decade, Kathy Harrison has sheltered a shifting cast of troubled youngsters-the offspring of prostitutes and addicts; the sons and daughters of abuse
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Reparenting the Child Who Hurts: A Guide to Healing Developmental Trauma and Attachments

Caroline Archer
Format: Book

Finally, a parenting book which demystifies the latest thinking on neurobiology, physiology and trauma and explains what the research means for the everyday life of parents of children who hurt.As experts on adoption and fostering who are adoptive parents themselves, Carol
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Keeping Your Adoptive Family Strong: Strategies for Success

L. Gianforte - Jessica Kingsley Pub
Format: Print book

Welcoming a new child into the home through adoption is a life-altering experience -- for the child, the parents, and everyone else in the family. Expectations and realities often differ dramatically, and adjusting to the change can be difficult and emotionally painful. Since the majority...
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Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children

Sherrie Eldridge
Format: Book

For adopted children, learning about their beginnings and how they understand what that means to them is a process. It doesn t happen at one point in time, but rather throughout the experiences of life. In this heartwarming children s book, Forever Fingerprints uses a commo
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Success as a Foster Parent: Everything You Need to Know About Foster Care

Rachel Greene Baldino
Format: Print book

Change a child's life! Reap the rewards of becoming a foster parent. Over 600,000 American children are in the foster care system each year-and the number is growing. So is the number of good-hearted people willing to become foster parents. But what does it
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W.I.S.E. Up! Powerbook

Marilyn Schoettle
Format: Book

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