 | Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners, and Families by Rafael Art Javier
Buy used from: $129.99 A bit pricey for parents, but it contains several good chapters on adopted children and their families. It is mainly for professionals, so the language can be technical. Still, most parents of adopted children will find useful information contained in this book. Mental health providers, you need this book in your library if you are working with adopted children and their families.
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 | Nurturing Attachments: Supporting Children Who Are Fostered or Adopted by Kim S. Golding
Buy new: $32.76 / Used from: $38.05 Excellent resource for foster and adoptive parents. Great information on a variety of complex topics.
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 | Building the Bonds of Attachment: Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children by Daniel A. Hughes
Buy new: $36.15 / Used from: $34.85 A great book for foster and adoptive parents. You can compare your experience of raising a challenging child.
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 | Coming Home to Self: The Adopted Child Grows Up by Nancy Newton Verrier
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $10.69 This book contains a lot of information, so it takes time to read. Excellent perspectives by the author for adoptive parents.
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 | The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family by Karyn Purvis
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $9.90 The information is at a basic level, but it is a good book for parents who re just starting the adoption process.
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 | Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $14.50 A great resource for parents and practitioners on adoption issues. Loads of useful tips, information, and strategies.
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 | Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent by Lois Ruskai Melina
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $0.34 The book is a bit dated, but as a starter for adoptive families, it is an easy read with useful information from a knowledgeable author.
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 | Creating Capacity for Attachment: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Trauma-Attachment Disorders by Arthur Becker-Weidman
Buy used from: $144.95 Written primarily for practitioners, foster and adoptive parents may want to read it in order to better understand what their child's provider should be doing in therapy.
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 | Welcome Home: A Guide for Adoptive, Foster, and Treatment Foster Parents by Christopher J. Alexander
Buy used from: $43.99 Ok, so I wrote this one. But I still think it's a good book.
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