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10 Steps to Successful International Adoption 2007

Parents

Brenda K. Uekert, Phd

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching & Raising Children with Autism or Asperger’s 2004

Parents & Professionals

Ellen Notbohm Veronica Zysk

A Child Called “It” 1995

Parents & Teens

Dave Pelzer

A Child’s Journey Through Placement 1991

Parents and Professionals

Vera I. Fahlberg, M.D.

A Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents 2005

Parents

Edited by Pamela Kruger Jill Smolowe

A Man Named Dave 1999

Parents & Adoptees

Dave Pelzer

A Place in My Heart 2004

Children

Mary Grossnickle

A Practical Guide to Caring for Children and Teenagers with Attachment Difficulties 2010

Professionals and Parents

Chris Taylor

Acres of Hope: The Miraculous Story of One Family’s Gift of Love to Children without Hope 1999

Parents

Patty Anglin With Joe Musser

Adopted Teens Only: A Survival Guide to Adolescence 2004

Adoptees

Danea Gorbett

Adopting and Advocating for the Special Needs Child 1997


L. Anne Babb Rita Laws



Adopting Natasha: My First Year as a Mother 2002

Parents

Carol Lee

Adopting on Your Own: The Complete Guide to Adopting as a Single Parent 2000

Parents

Lee Varon

Adopting the Hurt Child 1991


Gregory Keck, Ph.D.

Adoption and Loss-The Hidden Grief 2003

Birthparents & Professionals

Evelyn Robinson

Adoption and the Jewish Family 1998


Shelley Kapnek Rosenberg

Adoption for Singles: Everything You Need to Know to Decide if Parenthood is for You 2008

Parents

Victoria Solsberry

Adoption is a Family Affair! What Relatives and Friends Must Know 2001

Parents

Patricia Irwin Johnston

Adoption is Okay (English & Russian) 1999

Children

Sylvia Rohde

Adoption Love Stories: True Stories by Birthmothers, Adoptive Parents… 1995

Birth and Adoptive Parents

Marcia Rhone

Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America 2000


Adam Pertman

Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections 2006-2007

Parents

Edited by Jean MacLeod & Sheena Macrae, Phd

Adoption Without Fear 1989 Parents and Adoptees

Edited by James L. Gritter



Adoptive Parents (non-fiction) 2010

Youth/Preteens/Teens

Rae Simons

Alina’s Story: Learning How to Trust, Heal, and Hope 2013

Children

Jeff Krukar, Ph.D. Katie Gutierrez

All Kinds of Families 1976

Children

Norman Simon Joe Lasker

Allison 1997

Children

Allen Say

An Empty Lap: One Couple’s Journey to Parenthood 1997

Parents

Jill Smolowe

An Insider’s Guide to Transracial Adoption 1998

Parents

Gail Steinberg Beth Hall

Attaching in Adoption 2002


Deborah Gray

Attachment, Trauma and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children and Families 1998

Professionals

Terry Levy Michael Orlans

Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children, Families and Adults-Updated Second Edition 2014


Terry Levy Michael Orlans

Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, & Other ASD’s 2004


Chantal Sicile-Kira Temple Grandin



Babushka’s Doll 1990

Children

Patricia Polacco

Beating the Adoption Odds: Using Your Head and Your Heart to Adopt 1998

Parents

Cynthia D. Martin, Ph.D. Dru Martin Groves, M.A.

Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments with Your Adopted Child 2003 Parents

Lark Eshleman, Ph.D.

Being Adopted: A Lifelong Search for Self 1993

Parents

David M. Brodzinsky, Ph.D. Marshall D. Schechter, M.D. Robin Marantz Henig

Being an Adoptive Family: Information and Resources for Families Enhanced through Adoption (booklet) 2000

Parents

Linda Cobb McClain Kris Henneman Drenda Lakin

Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens 2006 Parents and Professionals

Debbie Riley Joan Meeks

Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control Volume 1 2006


Heather T. Forbes Bryan Post

Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control Volume 2 2008


Heather T. Forbes Bryan Post

Birthbond 1989

Adoptees and Parents

Judith S. Gediman

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain 2013


Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

Brothers and Sisters in Adoption 2009

Parents

Arleta M James



Building Self-Esteem in Children and Teens Who are Adopted or Fostered 2014


Sue Cornbluth

Can This Child Be Saved? Solutions for Adoptive and Foster Families 1999


Foster W. Cline, M.D. Cathy Helding

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 2005

Parents

American Academy of Pediatrics

Celebrate! Holidays Around the World: Facts & Fun for Ages 5 – 9 1993

Children

Laurie Rozakis

Chasing Hope: Your Compass for a New Normal* 2014


Christine Walker

Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul 2008

Teens, Parents

Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen LeAnn Thieman

Children Who Shock and Surprise: A Guide to Attachment Disorders (booklet) 1997


Elizabeth Randolph Ph.D.

Classroom Heroes: One Child’s Struggle with Bullying and a Teacher’s Mission to Change School Culture 2013


Jeff Krukar, Ph.D. Pamela DeLoatch

Coming Home to Self 2003

Parents, Adoptees, Birth Parents, Professionals

Nancy Newton Verrier

Countries and Cultures for Young Explorers: Russia 2000

Children

Lynita Strei



Creating Capacity for Attachment 2005


Arthur Becker-Weidman Deborah Shell

Cross-Cultural Adoption 2004


Amy Coughlin Caryn Abramowitz

Daddy, Papa, and Me 2009

Children

Leslea Newman Carol Thompson

Dangerous Legacy 1994


Ben Sonder

Daughter from Afar: A Family’s International Adoption Story 2002 Parents

Sarah Lynn Woodard

Dialogues About Adoption: Conversations Between Parents & Their Children 1994

Parents and Children

Linda Bothun

Different and Wonderful: Raising Black Children in a Race-Conscious Society 1992

Parents

Dr. Darlene Powell Hopson Dr. Derek S. Hopson

Don’t Call it Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction 1991


Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.

Don’t Touch My Heart: Healing the Pain of an Unattached Child 2006


Lynda Gianforte Mansfield

Dreamers, Discoverers & Dynamos: How to Help the Child who is Bright, Bored, and Having Problems in School 1997


Lucy Jo Palladino, Ph.D.

Everyday Games for Sensory Processing Disorder: 100 Playful Activities to Empower Children with Sensory Differences 2016 Parents & Professionals

Barbara Sher, OTR



Family Matters 1998


E. Wayne Carp

Feeling Good About Me 1980

Professionals

Ken Morrison Marcia Thompson

Foster Families (non-fiction) 2010

Youth/Preteens/Teens

Julianna Fields

From Fear to Love 2010

Parents

Bryan Post

Games to Play with Babies 2001

Parents

Jackie Silberg

Gay Adoption: How to Adopt as a Same-Sex Couple 2015

Parents

Gavin Hsieh

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity 2001 Parents

David Allen

Hard to Place: One Family’s Journey through Adoption 2009 Parents

Marion Goldstein

Healing for Adults Who Grew Up in Adoption or Foster Care: Positive Strategies for Overcoming Emotional Challenges 2015

Adoptees

Renee Wolfs

Heroes in the Classroom: An Activity Book about Bullying 2014

Children

Kristin Westberg

Horace 1991

Children

Holly Keller

Hospitious Adoption 2009

Parents

James L. Gritter



How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear? Exploring Big Feelings After Living in a Stormy Home 2014

Children

Jane Evans

How Do We Feel About Adoption?: The Adoption Club Therapeutic Workbook on Feelings and Behavior 2014

Children & Parents

Regina M. Kupecky

How it Feels to be Adopted 1982

Teens, Parents & Professionals

Jill Krementz

How to Be a Hero: A Comic Book about Bullying 2014

Children

Shane Clester Kristin Westberg

How to Open an Adoption: A Guide for Parents and Birthparents of Minors 1998

Birth & Adoptive Parents and Professionals

Patricia Martinez Dorner

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk 1999

Parents

Adele Faber Elaine Mazlish

I’m Chocolate, You’re Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World 2000


Marguerite A. Wright

In On It: What Adoptive Parents Would Like You to Know About Adoption 2011

Family and Friends

Elisabeth O’Toole

In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories 2000

Teens, Parents, Professionals

Rita J Simon Rhonda M Roorda

Insatiable: A Prader-Willi Story 2014 Parents & Professionals

Debbie Frisk Chelsea McCutchin



Inside Transracial Adoption: Strength-based, Culture-sensitizing Parenting Strategies for Inter-country or Domestic Adoptive Families that Don’t “Match” 2013

Parents, Professionals and Adoptees

Beth Hall Gail Steinberg

It’s All Good Hair: The Guide to Styling & Grooming Black Children’s Hair 2002

Parents

Michele N-K Collison

Journeys After Adoption: Understanding Lifelong Issues 2002 Teens and Parents

Jayne E Schooler Betsie Norris

Katya’s Comet: An Adoption Journey of the Heart 2004

Parents

Scott Roos

Kids Are Worth It! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline 1999

Parents

Barbara Coloroso

Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger’s, Tourette’s, Bipolar, and More!: The One Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionals 2007


Martin L Kutscher Robert R Wolff Tony Attwood

Kit Kitten and the Topsy-Turvy Feelings: A Story About Parents Who Aren’t Always Able to Care 2015

Children

Jane Evans

Life Givers: Framing the Birthparent Experience in Open Adoption 2000

Birth & Adoptive Parents

James L. Gritter

Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure For the Adopted Child 2000 Parents

Beth O’Malley



Little Meerkat’s Big Panic: A Story about Learning New Ways to Feel Calm 2016

Children

Jane Evans

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s 2008

Parents

John Elder Robison

Lost at School 2008


Ross W. Greene

Love Me, Feed Me: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Ending the Worry About Weight, Picky Eating, Power Struggles and More 2012

Parents

Katja Rowell, MD

Loved by Choice: True Stories that Celebrate Adoption 2002

Adoptees, Birth & Adoptive Parents

Susan Horner Kelly Fordyce Martindale

Making Room in Our Hearts: Keeping Family Ties through Open Adoption 2007 Adoptive & Birth Parents

Micky Duxbury

Megan’s Birthday Tree: A Story about Open Adoption 2005

Children

Bill Farnsworth

Melanie and Me: A Chinese Daughter Transforms Her Adoptive Dad 2001

Parents

Terry L. Garlock

Meltdown: Asperger’s Disorder, Challenging Behavior, and a Family’s Journey Toward Hope 2013



Melting Down: A Comic for Kids with Asperger’s Disorder and Challenging Behavior 2013

Children/Teens




Miracles for Marlee 2002

Parents

Shannon G. Turner

Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger’s, Depression, and Other Disorders 2005


James T Webb, Ph.D. Edward R. Amend, Psy.D. Nadia E Webb, Psy.D. Jean Goerss, M.D., M.P.H. Paul Beljan, Psy.D. F. Richard Olenchak, Ph.D.

Moments of Grace 1998

Parents

Jennifer Petry Berns Lauren Mittermann

Mommy, Mama, and Me 2009

Children

Leslea Newman Carol Thompson

Mulberry Bird 1996

Children

Anne Braff Brodzinsky

My Beautiful Bow: An Adoption Story 2010

Children

Lauren Goldman Marshall Hannah Marschell

My New Family 2003 Children

Pat Thomas Lesley Harker

Never, Never, Never Will She Stop Loving You 1999

Children

Jolene Durrant

Nurturing Adoption 2007


Deborah D. Gray

Our Baby from China 1997

Children

Nancy D’Antonio

Our Native American Child: A Guide for Those Who Adopt and Their Supporters (booklet) 1994

Parents

Carolyn Flanders McPherson Jeremy Mario Minton

Painful Lessons, Loving Bonds: The Heart of Open Adoption (booklet) 1999

Parents

Marcy Wineman Axness



Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding & Appreciating Their Journeys 2009


Gregory C Keck

Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion 2007


Dale McGowan

Parenting Resource Manual: Transracial Parenting Project 1998

Parents

NACAC

Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow 2009


Gregory C Keck Regina Kupecky

Parenting with Love and Logic 1990

Parents

Foster Cline Jim Fay

Parents by Choice: An Insightful Guide Exploring Adoption to Build Your Family 2004

Parents

Darin J. DeBlander Terese E. DeBlander

Pieces of Me: Who do I Want to Be 2009

Teens and Parents

Robert L. Ballard

Post Permanency Services 2003 Professionals and Parents

Madelyn Freundlich Lois Wright

Raising Adopted Children 1986 (revised edition 1998)

Parents

Lois R. Melina

Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic 1991

Parents

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Real Boys’ Voices 2000

Parents

William S. Pollack, Ph.D.



Real Parents, Real Children 1993

Parents

Holly Van Gulden Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb

Reconnections 2000

Adoptees and Parents

Mary Bradford Clark

Red in the Flower Bed: An Illustrated Children’s Story about Interracial Adoption 2008

Children

Andrea Nepa

Reparenting the Child Who Hurts: A Guide to Healing Developmental Trauma and Attachments 2012

Parents

Christine Gordon Caroline Archer

Russian in 10 Minutes a Day: A Complete Language-Learning Kit 2015

Parents and Children

Kristine Kershul, M.A.

Self-Esteem Revolutions in Children: Understanding and Managing the Critical Transitions in Your Child’s Life 1996 Parents

Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.

Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too 1987

Parents

Adele Faber Elaine Mazlish

Small Feats: Unsung Accomplishments & Everyday Heroics of Foster & Adoptive Parents 2003 Parents

Richard Delaney, Ph.D.

Strangers and Kin: The American Way of Adoption 2002


Barbara Melosh

Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child 2010


Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. Peter S. Jensen



Supporting Families After Adoption: Information for Professional Helpers Working with Adoptive Families (booklet) 2000

Professionals

Linda Cobb McClain Kris Henneman Drenda Lakin

Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born 1996

Children

Jamie Lee Curtis

Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past 2000

Parents

Betsy Keefer Jayne E. Schooler

The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now 2004 Parents

Dr. Frank Lawlis

The ADHD Workbook for Teens* 2010

Teens, Parents, & Professionals

Lara Honos-Webb

The Adoption Network 2007


Laura Christianson

The Adoption Resource Book 1998

Parents

Lois Gilman

The Blending of Foster and Adopted Children 2002

Adopted/Foster Teens and Parents

Heather Lehr Wagner

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma 2015


Bessel van der Kolk, MD

The Boy who was Raised as a Dog* 2006


Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD Maia Szalavitz

The Children Can’t Wait: China’s Emerging Model for Intercountry Adoption 2001


Laura A. Cecere

The Complete Adoption Book 1997

Parents

Laura Beauvais-Godwin Raymond Godwin



The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Adoption 2004

Parents

Christine Adamec

The Connected Child 2007


Karyn B. Purvis, Ph.D. David R. Cross Ph.D. Wendy Lyons Sunshine

The Don’t Give Up Kid and Learning Differences 1998

Children

Jeanne Gehret, M.A.

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, “Chronically Inflexible” Children 1998

Parents

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

The Face in the Mirror, Teenagers and Adoption 2000

Adopted Teens, Adoptees and Parents

Marion Crook

The Family of Adoption 1998


Joyce Maguire Pavao

The Gift of a Traveler 1995

Children

Wendy Matthews

The Gift Wrapped in Sorrow 1999


Jane Guttman

The Great Behavior Breakdown 2009

Parents

Bryan Post

The Healing Power of the Family: An Illustrated Overview of Life with the Disturbed Foster or Adopted Child 1997

Parents

Richard J. Delaney, Ph.D.

The Heart of Parenting: Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child 1997

Parents

John Gottman, Ph.D. Joan Declaire



The International Adoption Handbook 1997

Parents

Myra Alperson

The Invisible Road 1996


Janelle Peterson

The Lost Boy 1997

Parents & Adoptees

Dave Pelzer

The Lotus Seed 1993 Children

Sherry Garland

The Open Adoption Experience 1993

Parents

Lois Ruskai Melina Sharon Kamplan Roszia

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder 2005


Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA

The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up: Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years 2016


Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA

The Post-Adoption Blues 2004

Parents

Karen J. Foli, Ph.D. John R. Thompson, M.D.

The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child 1993

Parents, Adoptees, Birth Parents

Nancy Newton Verrier

The Russian Word for Snow 2001

Parents

Janis Cooke Newman

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem 1994


Nathaniel Branden

The Trauma-Informed School: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide for Administrators and School Personnel 2016

Professionals

Jim Sporleder Heather T. Forbes, LCSW



The Whole-Brain Child 2011

Parents

Daniel J Siegel, MD Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

The Whole Life Adoption Book 2008

Parents

Jayne E. Schooler Thomas C. Atwood

The Whole Me 2002

Children

Ellen K. Baron Marsha Goldfine

Therapy Games: Creative Ways to Turn Popular Games into Activities that Build 2013

Professionals and Parents

Alanna Jones

Those Who Bully and Those Who are Bullied: A Guide for Creating Heroes in the Classroom 2014


Kristin Westberg

Three Little Words: A Memoir 2009

Teens and Parents

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft 1995

Parents

Mary Hopkins Best, Ed.D.

Transracial Adoptive Parenting: A Black/White Community Issue (booklet) 2003


Leora Neal Al Stumph

Troubled Transplants 1997


Richard J. Delaney, Ph.D.

Twenty Life Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make 2003 Adoptees, Parents, Professionals

Sherrie Eldridge

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew 1999


Sherrie Eldridge

Twenty Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed 2009 Parents and Professionals

Sherrie Eldridge



Two Dads 2014

Children

Carolyn Robertson

Wasn’t Love Supposed to be Enough? 1998

Parents

VanSlyck, Wristen, Dupre-Clare, Mague, and Haggerty

Welcoming a New Brother or Sister Through Adoption 2013


Arleta James

West Meets East: Americans Adopt Chinese Children 1999


Richard Tessler Gail Gamache Liming Liu

When Joel Comes Home 1993

Children

Susi Gregg Fowler

When Love is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder 1997/revised 2005

Parents

Nancy L Thomas

Where the Sun Kisses the Sea 1989

Children

Susan Gabel

Whose Child? An Adoptee’s Healing Journey From Relinquishment Through Reunion and Beyond 2000

Adoptees, Birth & Adoptive Parents, Professionals

Kasey Hamner

Why Can’t My Child Behave?: Empathic Parenting Strategies that Work for Adoptive and Foster Families 2013

Parents

Amber Elliott

Yes, I’m Adopted! 2014

Children

Sharlie Zinniger



Yoga Body & Mind Handbook* 2017


Jasmine Tarkeshi

Yoga & Mindfulness: Practices for Teens Card Deck* 2017

Teens, Parents, Professionals

Jennifer Cohen Harper Mayuri Gonzalez Argos Gonzalez

You Be Me, I’ll Be You 1990

Children

Pili Mandelbaum

Your Life, Your Legacy: Estate Planning for Younger Families 2014

Parents

Hooper Law Office

Your Life, Your Legacy: The Fundamentals of Effective Estate Planning 2009

Parents

Hooper Law Office

You’re One-of-a-Kind: A Children’s Book about Human Uniqueness 1979

Children

Joy Wilt

Zachary’s New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children 1990

Children

Geraldine Molettiere Blomquist Paul B. Blomquist Margo Lemieux

*Books Recently Added



DVDs Available: TCU Institute of Child Development-Healing Families Series:

TBRI- An Overview 37 minutes

Attachment-Why it Matters 2 hours 30 minutes/Extras 43 minutes

Children from Hard Places and the Brain 1 hour 20 minutes

Playful Interaction 30 minutes/Extras 1 hour 36 minutes

Healthy Touch 40 minutes/Extras 11 minutes

A Sensory World 1 hour/Extras 33 minutes

Trust-Based Parenting 4 hours TBRI for Teens 2 hours 14 minutes Weighted Blankets:

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Post-Adoption Resource Center Library Listing Resource Center Library Listing ... An Empty Lap: One Couple’s ... How it Feels to be Adopted 1982