Support
Support Groups
- Antioch Support Groups (beginning middle of April; exact time and date to follow)
- Foster, Adoptive and Relative Care Support Groups at Fostering Together, a program of Olive Crest.
Support References
Preparation for Parents
- Attaching in Adoption by Deborah Gray
- Nurturing Adoptions by Deborah Gray
- Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster W. Cline and Jim Fay
- Adopting a Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear? by Denise Harris Hoppenhauer
- Cross Cultural Adoption: How To Answer Questions from Family, Friends & Community by Amy Coughlin and Caryn Abramowitz
- I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World by Marguerite Wright
- Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families With Special-Needs Kids: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky
- The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child by Nancy Verrier
- Inside Transracial Adoption by Gail Steinberg and Beth Hall
- Welcome Home: A Guide for Adoptive, Foster, and Treatment Foster Parents by Christopher J. Alexander
- Twenty Life Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make by Sherrie Eldridge
- Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best
- Talking with Young Children about Adoption by Mary Watkins and Susan Fisher
- Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption by Jane Jeong Trenka, et al.
- A Child's Journey Through Placement by Vera, M.D. Fahlberg
- Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge
- In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories by Rita James Simon and Rhonda M. Roorda
- Rebuilding Children's Lives: A Blueprint for Treatment Foster Parents by Ray V. Burke, et al.
- Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child by Trish Maskew
- FireSpitters: A workbook for Parents (and others) who want to successfully deal with a difficult and angry child by Gary Benton
- Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by Jana Wolff
- The Broken Cord by Michael Dorris
- Adoption Wisdom by Marlou Russell
- Supporting an Adoption by Pat Holmes
- Empty Womb, Aching Heart by Marlo Schalesky
- What to Expect When You're Not Expecting by Ty Canady
- The Connected Child by Karyn B. Purvis, Ph.D., David R. Cross Ph.D and Wendy Lyons Sunshine
- The Incredible Years by Carolyn Webster-Stratton (go to http://incredibleyears.com to order the book)
- The Family of Adoption by Joyce Maguire Pavao
- Raising Great Kids by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
- On Becoming Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam, M.D.
- No Ordinary Child by Denise Mira
- Wise Words For Moms by Ginger Plowman (A very inexpensive quick reference guide to issues of the heart and scripture references for correcting behavior. EXCELLENT)
Children's Stories Related to Adoption
- The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
- Over the Moon by Karen Katz
- Amy Angel Goes Home by Kathleen Lathrop
- A Koala For Katie by Jonathan London
- Finding the Right Spot: When Kids Can't Live With Their Parents by Janice Levy
- Zachary's New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children by Geraldine M. Blomquist, et al.
- Rosie's Family: An Adoption Story by Lori Rosove
- The Star: A Story to Help Young Children Understand Foster Care by Cynthia Miller Lovell
- Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care by Jennifer Wilgocki, et al.
- The Skin I'm In: A First Look at Racism by Pat Thomas and Lesley Harker
- My New Family: A First Look at Adoption by Pat Thomas and Lesley Harker
- Max and the Adoption Day Party by Adria F. Klein and Mernie Gallagher-Cole
- Mother For Choco by Keiko Kasza
- Place In My Heart by Mary Grossnickle
- You're Not My Real Mother by Molly Friedrich
- In My Heart by Molly Bang
- Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights by Julie Nelson
- Welcome Home, Forever Child by Christine Mitchell
- Megan's Birthday Tree: A Story About Open Adoption by Laurie Lears
- Mulberry Bird by Anne Braff Brodzinsky
- One Wonderful You by Francie Portnoy
- Adopted and Wondering: Drawing Out Feelings by Marge Eaton Heegaard
- All About Adoption: How Families are Made by Marc Nemiroff
- Happy Adoption Day by John McCutcheon
- How I Was Adopted by Joanna Cole
- Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
- What is Adoption: Helping Non-Adopted Children Understand Adoption by Sofie Stergianis/ Rita McDowall
- This Is How We Became a Family by Wayne Willis
- Adopted Teens Only: A Survival Guide to Adolescence by Danea Gorbett
- All About Adoption: How to Deal with the Questions of Your Past by Anne Lanchon
- How It Feels To Be Adopted by Jill Krementz
- Returnable Girl by Pamela Lowell
Other Favorite Children's Stories
- Little Night by Yuyi Morales
- Bear Snores On and other titles by Karma Wilson
- Am I Trusting? And other stories by Jeannie St. John Taylor
- Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport. A children's story of Martin Luther King Jr.
- The Big Birthday Surprise and other stories by Dave Ramsey
- God's Wisdom For Little Boys and God's Wisdom For Little Girls by Jim and Elizabeth George
Biographies / Autobiographies of Victims of Abuse
- A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer
- The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer
- A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness by Dave Pelzer
- Finding Home by Jim Daly
Other Resources
- Our Chosen Child Baby Book
- Shutterfly Scrapbooks for your child's story
- Pure Joy by Crystal Wade and Arthur Burk and other CD's and books by these authors. Blessings and scripture to speak over your children.
We highly recommend you visit www.TapestryBooks.com and www.amazon.com for more adoption book recommendations and purchases.