This page is a disaster area; sorry! Feel free to browse around through various adoption and orphan related articles contained here!
Deciding to adopt and the financial issue:
http://www.nogreaterjoymom.com/2011/09/obedience-and-provision.html
and
http://www.nogreaterjoymom.com/2011/09/adoption-part-2-lets-talk-money.html
Real life: After the Airport: http://jenhatmaker.com/blog/2011/09/06/after-the-airport
How to talk to a family about adoption: “Is He Adopted?” by Meredith Cornish at The Cornish Family Blog
How to talk to a family when their child has special needs: “Should I say something? Or just walk on by?“ by Meredith Cornish at The Cornish Family Blog.
Why adopt:
God Does Not Care Where You Were Born
and
Salt and Light
The special need in Eastern Europe countries:
The Ransom
About an institution by a family who recently adopted here:
The Lost Boys 1 and The Lost Boys 2
Adoption as missions:
Adoption as Missions
and
What the Bible Says about Orphans
About siblings in special needs adoption:
She ain’t heavy, she’s my sister
Book list:
Attachment and Adoption Parenting:
*When Love is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD, by Nancy Thomas
*Taming the Tiger While it’s a Kitten – or Taming Tiny Tigers, by Nancy Thomas (tape)
*Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children with Severe Behaviors, by Heather T. Forbes
*Attaching in Adoption, by Deborah Gray – also loved this book
*Nurturing Adoptions, by Deborah Gray
*The Connected Child, by Karyn B. Purvis
General Adoption Books:
*Adopting the Older Child, by Claudia Jewett
*Being Adopted, by David M. Brodzinsky, Marshall D. Schecter, and Robin Marantz Henig
*Successful Adoption: A Guide for Christian Families, by Natalie Nichols Gillespie – not especially helpful
*Hello I Love You, by Ted Kluck (adopting from Ukraine) – a nice taste of real life
Books Specific to Orphanage Behaviors:
*Help for the Hopeless Child, by Dr. Federici – Helpful in imagining what we’re going to face adopting from an orphanage
Books about Down Syndrome:
*Early Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome, by Libby Kumin
*Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome, by Patricia Winders
*Fine Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome, by M. Bruni
*A Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome, by Pueschel
Special Needs adoption:
Let’s Talk about Labels
An ongoing resource library for adoption and orphan related topics is my delicious (tagging) account here: http://www.delicious.com/adoption_ministry
This video powerfully shares the heart of adoption. Whether you are adopting or not, this video will speak to your heart about God’s heart!
Here are a few articles published by Focus on the Family that introduce several important adoption-related issues from a Christian standpoint:
The very basics: simple things you should and should not do when talking with an adoptive family
What Helpws and What Doesn’t
Adoptive parenting basics: an introduction to why and how adoption parenting is different (a bit long, but informative)
Unique Challenges
Adoptive parenting alternatives: a brief description of some of the alternatives to typical discipline
Healthy Discipline for Adopted Children
How to promote healthy attachment: a view of how many adoptive parents work to build basic and essential trust with their adoptive child
Promoting Healthy Attachment
How to support an adoptive family: a view of a healthy support system from the adoptive parents viewpoint
A Network of Support
