Author: Beth O'MalleyPublisher: Adoption-Works
ISBN: 9780970183279
Category : Adopted children
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child
Author: Beth O'MalleyPublisher: Adoption-Works
ISBN: 9780970183279
Category : Adopted children
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Grammar of Untold Stories
Author: Lois Ruskai MelinaPublisher: Shanti Arts Publishing
ISBN: 1951651421
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Sixteen essays ranging from lyric essays to narrative journalism address how we make sense of what we cannot know, how we make change in the world, how we heal, and how we know when we are home. Collectively, these essays convey the longing for agency and connection, particularly among women. They will resonate with readers of all ages, but perhaps especially with women in the second half of life, those dealing with aging parents, retirement, illness, and accompanying vulnerabilities. Here readers will find comfort within keen reflection upon life's ambiguities.
Adopted and Loved Forever
Author: Annetta E. DellingerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780570041672
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A young child describes what it means to be adopted emphasizing that parents of adopted children chose them, love them, and will never leave them.
My Foster Care Journey
Author: Beth O'MalleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780970183262
Category : Foster care
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother
Author: Jana WolffPublisher:
ISBN: 9780967214313
Category : Adoption
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While books about adoption proliferate, none of them addresses the subject of open and interracial adoption like Jana Wolff's personal and frank account does in [i]Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother[/i]. Often irreverent, always insightful, surprisingly funny and stunningly honest, [i]Secret Thoughts[/i] tells it like it is: How it feels for a woman to look nothing like her child and to know the woman who does. This fiercely honest and funny book answers questions no one dares to ask: What if I don't like the child I get? Will she want the baby back? If this is the happiest day of my life, why am I so sad? Am I too white for a kid this black? Chapter titles include: The Myth of Bliss, Friendly Racism, Meeting Your Child's Mother, and Adopted Poop Doesn't Smell Any Different.
Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children
Author: Richard RosePublisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 085700574X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Life Story Therapy is an approach designed to enable children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives. It aims to secure their future through strengthening attachment with their carers and providing the opportunity to develop a healthy sense of self and a feeling of wellbeing. This comprehensive overview lays out the theory underlying life story therapy, including an accessible explanation of contemporary research in neurobiology and trauma. Featuring tried and tested ideas, with tools and templates illustrated through instructive case studies, the author identifies how life story therapy can be implemented in practice. Finally, the relationships between life story therapy and traditional 'talking' therapies are explored. Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children is essential reading for those working with children and adolescents, including social workers, teachers, child psychotherapists, residential care staff, long-term carers, psychologists and other professionals.
Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition
Author: Lois Ruskai MelinaPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062014374
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
In this completely revised and updated edition of Raising Adopted Children, Lois Melina, editor of Adopted Child newsletter and the mother of two children by adoption, draws on the latest research in psychology, sociology, and medicine to guide parents through all stages of their child's development. Melina addresses the pressing adoption issues of today, such as open adoption, international adoption, and transracial adoption, and answers parents' most frequently asked questions, such as: How will my child "bond" or form attachments to me? When and how should I tell my child that he was adopted? What should schools be told about my child? Will adoption make adolescent upheavals more complicated? Up-to-date, sensitive, and clear, Raising Adopted Children is the definitive resource for all adoptive parents and concerned professionals.
Genuine Sweet
Author: Faith HarkeyPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054428366X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Savvy meets Three Times Lucky in Faith Harkey's debut novel--a small-town-Georgia tale of twelve-year-old Genuine Sweet, a hardworking but poor (and hungry!) "wish fetcher" who can grant anyone's wishes but her own.
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Author: Wendy MassPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 031618036X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
In one month Jeremy Fink will turn thirteen. But does he have what it takes to be a teenager? He collects mutant candy, he won't venture more than four blocks from his apartment if he can help it, and he definitely doesn't like surprises. On the other hand, his best friend, Lizzy, isn't afraid of anything, even if that might get her into trouble now and then. Jeremy's summer takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious wooden box arrives in the mail. According to the writing on the box, it holds the meaning of life! Jeremy is supposed to open it on his thirteenth birthday. The problem is, the keys are missing, and the box is made so that only the keys will open it without destroying what's inside. Jeremy and Lizzy set off to find the keys, but when one of their efforts goes very wrong, Jeremy starts to lose hope that he'll ever be able to open the box. But he soon discovers that when you're meeting people named Oswald Oswald and using a private limo to deliver unusual objects to strangers all over the city, there might be other ways of finding out the meaning of life. Lively characters, surprising twists, and thought-provoking ideas make Wendy Mass's latest novel an unforgettable read.
The Littlest Family's Big Day
Author: Emily Winfield MartinPublisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0553511017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wonderful Things You Will Be, meet Emily Winfield Martin's little forest family and the adventures they have on one very big day. Who is only under 5 inches tall and has just moved to the woods? The cutest and littlest bear family you have ever seen--and their adopted teeny tiny fox tot! What happens when they venture out to explore their new world...? With an easy-to-read story and the careful brushstrokes of Emily Winfield Martin's illustrations, The Littlest Family's Big Day captures the mystery and magic of the woods. Inspired by classic children’s books such as The Littlest Fur Family and Dream Animals, this is a radiant treasure to be cherished for generations.