We are learning more and more about adoption every day and there are always new and great resources available to families in the adoption process. Wherever you are in the process, Adoption Life encourages you to keep learning and finding good resources to draw from. These titles are available at most major booksellers, and if you purchase them through our Amazon Smile account, a portion of your purchase will be donated back to Adoption Life. Additionally, Adoption Life has many of these books available for lending, so don’t be afraid to reach out if that solution works better for you!
Here are a few of our favorites.
Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency
Sharon Kaplan Roszia & Allison Davis Maxon
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
Sherrie Eldridge
The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family
Karyn B. Purvis and David R. Cross
The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
Karyn Purvis & Lisa Qualls
Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children With Severe Behaviors
Heather T. Forbes and B. Bryan Post
The Adoptive Parent Toolbox: Insights & Stories for the Journey
Mike and Kristin Berry
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed: Discover the Unique Need of Your Adopted Child and Become the Best Parent You Can
Sherrie Eldridge
Beneath the Mask. Understanding Adopted Teens
Debbie Riley & John Meeks
Mourning After the Storm
Nathan Ross
Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child. Making Sense of the Past.
Betsy Keefer & Jayne E. Schooler