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Recommended reading list for birthparents, adoptive families, and adoptees
Especially for Birthparents:
Saying Goodbye to a Baby by Patricia Roles, M.S.W.*
Volume 1: The Birthparent’s Guide to Loss and Grief in Adoption
Thinking about One’s Birthparents:
Never, Never Will She Stop Loving You by Jolene Durrant*
A reassuring book for adopted children about the two families who want & love them
Adoption Is For Always by Linda Walvoord Girard*
Helps a child to understand a birthparent’s decision to make an adoption plan
Adoptive Parenting:
Reaching Out by Nelson Handel*
The guide to writing a terrific ‘Dear Birthmother’ letter
Adoption Wisdom by Marlou Russell, Ph.D.*
A guide to the issues and feelings of adoption
Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by Jana Wolff*
Fears, concerns and questions about adoption
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge*
Powerful, practical advice to ensure a long, loving future together
Talking with Young Children about Adoption by Drs. Mary Watkins & Susan Fisher*
Help for adopted children ages two to ten
Open Adoption:
The Open Adoption Experience by Lois R. Melina & Sharon K. Roszia*
A reassuring guide to the issues & concerns of adoptive and birth families
A Letter to Adoptive Parents ... On Open Adoption by Randolph Severson, Ph.D.*
Practical help in preparing for an open adoption
DEAR BIRTHMOTHER, Thank you for Our Baby by Kathleen Silber & Phylis Speedlin*
Practical suggestions about beginning and maintaining a healthy open adoption
Growing up Adopted:
The Primal Wound by Nancy Newton Verrier, M.A.*
Understanding the Adopted Child
Explaining Adoption to Others:
When Friends Ask about Adoption by Linda Bothun*
Question and answer guide for non-adoptive parents & other caring adults
Saving Memories:
A Birthparent’s Book of Memories by Brenda Romanchik*
Makes a unique keepsake, a special gift from the adoptive parents to their child’s birthparents who can then present it to the child
THIS IS ME! Memories to Gather & Keep by Gloria Finkbeiner*
Tailor this adoption lifebook to your own child’s unique history
Transracial Parenting/Adoption:
In Their Own Voices by Rita J. Simon & Rhonda M. Roorda*
Transracial adoptees tell their stories
Adoption Reflections:
Perspectives on a Grafted Tree by Patricia Irwin Johnston, M.S.*
Beautiful and moving thoughts for those touched by adoption
General Parenting Resources:
The Five Love Languages of Children
by Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
by John Gottman
Five Signs of a Loving Family
by Derek Chapman & Gary D. Chapman
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers
by Gary Chapman
The New Strong-Willed Child: Birth Through Adolescence
by James Dobson
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel
*Available for order through Tapestry Books’ Adoption Book Catalog – 1-800-765-2367
www.TapestryBooks.com
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