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(227 titles found)
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  • 10 Ways to Say I Love You (ID: A0350)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    Practical ideas for parenting

  • 40 Ways to Raise a Nonracist Child (ID: P0190)
    by Mary Ann French, Barbara Mathias  (1996)
    Tools parents can use to talk about racism and to build appreciation of racial differences

  • ABC's of the Adopted Child in School, The (ID: A0051)
    by Peggy Meyer  (1990)
    Adoption issues in school life and effective ways of helping the child

  • Adjustment of Internationally Adopted Children Under Two (ID: D0160)
    by Lisa Lovett  (2007)
    Gives parents information they need to ease their child's initial transition, first year home and beyond.

  • *Adopted Child in Middle Childhood Ages 6-12, The (ID: A0292)
    by Holly vanGulden  (1988)
    Reviews developmental stages, perceptual functioning and psychological defenses of children 6-12 years old as they reconcile loss of birthparents and deal with facts of adoption

  • Adopted Child in Middle Childhood, The (ID: A0043)
    by Lois Ruskai Melina  (1990)
    The struggle to understand an adoption legacy

  • Adopted Youngsters (ID: A0064)
    by Richard Casey  (1991)
    Adoption as an issue in emotional health

  • Adoption and Adolescence: Understanding the Impact (ID: A0153)
    by Jeff LaCure  (1994)
    Issues that may emerge during adolescence

  • Adoption and After (ID: P0121)
    by Louise Raymond  (1955)
    A discussion of the process and possible problems that may occur after adoption is complete

  • Adoption Experience, The (ID: P0406)
    by Steven Nickman  (1985)
    This sensitive book is filled with insight into the special family relationships that are a part of adoption.

  • Adoption in the Classroom (ID: D0161)
    by Gretchen Hall, Martha Henry  (2007)
    Offers practical strategies for working with teachers and schools in creating assignments and learning environments that respect and are reflective of all chlidren and families.

  • Adoption is a Family Affair! (ID: P0290)
    by Patricia Irwin Johnston  (2001)
    What relatives and friends must know

  • Adoption Lifebook A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings (ID: P0910)
    by Cindy Probst  (2002)
    A very practical guide for international families.

  • Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections (ID: P0463)
    by Jean MacLeod, Sheena Macrae  (2006)
    Over 100 contributors from around the world share their wealth of information to help adoptive families.

  • Adoption Sensitivity Programs in Schools: How Adoptive Parents Educate the Educators (ID: A0173)
    by Ingrid Conklin, Jennifer Geipe  (1998)
    A program that is ready for delivery to your child's school

  • Adoption: Birth of a Family Cartoons (ID: P0899)
    by Kenneth Gorles, Lorri Kellogg  (2002)
    Provides a humorous look, via cartoons, at some of the issues faced by adoptive families.

  • Adoption: The Inside Story (ID: P0212)
    by Judy Austin  (1985)
    A collection of articles written by parents on the pleasures and pains of adoptive families

  • Adoptive Families as Trailblazers - Keynote Address (ID: V0006)
    by James Mahoney  (1988)
    The challenges faced by adoptive families

  • Adoptive Families Dealing with Death and Divorce (ID: A0109)
    by Susan Erbaugh  (1991)
    Understand and help adopted children cope with their vulnerability to stress associated with family loss and disruption

  • Adoptive Parenting Techniques: Avoiding Couple and Individual Distress (ID: A0251)
    by C.L. Moore  (1993)
    A management philosophy for parenting and maintaining healthy adult relationships

  • *After the Adoption (ID: P0242)
    by Elizabeth Hormann  (1987)
    Learn to cope with sibling rivalry, spiritual values and more

  • *After the First Adoption (ID: A0027)
    by Vicki Peterson  (1990)
    A panel discusses issues faced when deciding whether to adopt again

  • All About Adoption (ID: P0459)
    by Anne Lanchon  (2006)
    Written specifically for adolescent adoptees, but also a good resource for their parents.

  • Answering Tough Questions Your Children Ask (ID: C0301)
    by Ken Watson  (1999)
    Learn to answer the questions in ways that are honest, factual and address your child's hidden concerns.

  • Answering Tough Questions Your Children Ask (ID: A0301)
    by Ken Watson  (1999)
    Learn to answer the questions in ways that are honest, factual and address your child's hidden concerns

  • Answers and Questions (ID: A0324)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children (ID: P0728)
    by Louise Derman-Sparks  (1989)
    A practical book that shows adults how to stand up for what's right and to empower children so they can too

  • Art of Consequencing, The (ID: V0048)
    by Connell Watkins  (1992)
    Preserving the parent-child relationship amidst difficult behaviors

  • Avoiding Frustration (ID: A0317)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Avoiding The End of Your Rope: Discipline Strategies (ID: A0333)
    by Denise Goodman  (2001)
    Offers parenting strategies that promote trust, enhance positive self-esteem and build attachment.

  • Avoiding The End of Your Rope: Discipline Strategies (ID: C0333)
    by Denise Goodman  (2001)
    Offers parenting strategies that promote trust, enhance positive self-esteem and build attachment.

  • Avoiding the End of Your Rope: Discipline Strategies (ID: A0179)
    by Denise Goodman  (1998)
    Reasons that children misbehave and parenting strategies that promote trust, self-esteem and build attachment

  • Be My Baby (ID: P0828)
    by Gail Kinn  (2000)
    Parents and children talk about adoption alongside black and white photos

  • Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens (ID: C0365)
    by Debbie Riley  (2006)
    Provides understanding of the complexities of adolescence for the adopted teen, including identity, abandonment, grief and loss, and relinquishment issues, and how adolescence affects personal and family development.

  • Big Sister (ID: P0467)
    by Wendy MacGown  (2007)
    Big Sister, a sequel to the novel Little Sister, is the story of a famliy formed by intercountry adoption and coping with the realities and complexities of life like divorce and personal injury.

  • Blending Birth and Adopted Kids (ID: A0261)
    by Ronnie Diamond  (1995)
    Handling differences to minimize rivalry

  • Book of Fathers' Wisdom, The (ID: P0356)
    by PhD, Edward Hoffman  (1997)
    Recounts the specific guidance, selected mainly from private letters, of more than a hundred of history's most famous fathers.

  • Born in Our Hearts (ID: P0455)
    by Filis Casey, Marisa Catalina Casey  (2004)
    An inspiring collection of true stories for people at all points in the adoption journey.

  • Challenge of Adoption, The - Keynote Address (ID: V0063)
    by Holly vanGulden  (1994)
    Issues faced in adoption

  • Child of My Heart (ID: P0278)
    by Barbara Alpert  (1999)
    A celebration of adoption with many personal observations

  • Children Under Stress (ID: P0120)
    by Donald Medeiros, Barbara Porter, David Welch  (1983)
    How to help with the everyday stresses of childhood

  • Children's Books for Adoptive Families (ID: A0118)
    by Christine McDowell  (1992)
    Books for adults and children of adoption

  • China Ghosts: My Daughter's Journey to America, My Passage to Fatherhood (ID: P0469)
    by Jeff Gammage  (2007)
    Jeff Gammage is a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He gives a journalist's eye-opening depiction of the international adoption process and a remarkable glimpse into a different culture.

  • Chores - Getting them Done without Hassles (ID: A0012)
    by Foster Cline, Jim Fay  (1986)
    How chores can be used to increase self-image, build motivation and develop responsibility

  • Christian Coping Techniques with Hard to Manage Children (ID: A0285)
    by James Mahoney  (1987)
    Identifies four types of acting-out children and why various Christian-based approaches succeed and fail

  • Coming Out of the Adoptive Closet (ID: C0372)
    by Weir  (2007)
    Presented research from interviews with 43 adoptive parent couples about their disclosure patterns, family advocacy and home life joys and challenges. Provided unique insights into the social interactions and clinical implications.

  • Creating and Sustaining Family Relationships in Adoption (ID: A0069)
    by Judith Schaffer  (1991)
    Develop positive family connections

  • Creating Ceremonies (ID: P0344)
    by Rhea Bufferd, Cheryl Lieberman  (1998)
    Innovative ways to meet adoption challenges

  • Dealing with a Sometimes Difficult Outside World (ID: A0165)
    by Maris Blechner, Kathe Stojowski  (1998)
    Coping skills for dealing with various people

  • Designing Rituals of Adoption for the Religious and Secular Community (ID: P0880)
    by Mary Martin Mason  (2002)
    Extremely well organized collection of rituals that honor the relationships formed in adoption.

  • Difficult Child, The (ID: P0372)
    by Leslie Tonner, Dr. Stanley Turecki  (1985)
    A step-by-step approach for understanding and managing hard-to-raise children.

  • Discipline with Love and Logic (ID: A0013)
    by Jim Fay  (1984)
    Three experts in child development offer knowledge and insight into behavior management

  • Divorce and Child Custody Issues (ID: A0014)
    by Foster Cline  (1986)
    Looks at the feelings of two brothers on the divorce of their parents

  • Divorce and the Adoptive Family (ID: A0250)
    by Larry Schreiber, Barbara Tremitiere  (1993)
    The dynamics of divorce and the adopted family

  • Does Anybody Else Look Like Me? (ID: P0377)
    by Donna Jackson Nakazawa  (2003)
    A parent's guide to raising multiracial children, it provides stories, research findings and analysis in a very accessible and useable manner.

  • Effective Techniques for Helping Children Manage Behavior (ID: A0097)
    by Linda Bayless  (1991)
    Managing the behaviors of children who have experienced abuse or neglect

  • Eight Ways to Increase Your Child's Self Esteem (ID: A0318)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Embracing Difference (ID: V0076)
    by Patricia Irwin Johnston  (1999)
    Prepare your child for experiences related to the "difference" of adoptive families

  • Exercising Control or Coming from a Position of Power? (ID: A0288)
    by Jerome Liboiron, Lori Thompson  (1988)
    How and why children press our buttons, the ownership of problems, letting go and power struggles

  • Explaining Adoption to Your Child (ID: V0002)
    by Mary Belmonte  (1987)
    Child development as it relates to inquiries and the understanding of adoption

  • Explosive Child, The (ID: A0338)
    by Dr. Ross Greene  (1999)
    Find ways to regain your sanity and optimism and rebuild the confidence to handle your child's difficulties. (2 tapes)

  • Explosive Child, The (ID: P0350)
    by Dr. Ross Greene  (2001)
    A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated and chronically inflexible children.

  • Family Nobody Wanted, The (ID: P0363)
    by Helen Doss  (2001)
    The true story of a couple who adopted twelve children, ten of them considered "unadoptable" because of their mixed race.

  • Family of Adoption, The (ID: P0195)
    by Joyce Maguire Pavao  (1998)
    Addresses the predictable and understandable developmental stages and challenges for all adopted people

  • Family Preservation: The Second Time Around (ID: P0772)
    by Deb Contag Al-Aidy, Judy Haines, Peg Studaker  (1990)
    NACAC Curriculum for Adoptive Families

  • Family Ritual - Binding Us Together (ID: A0141)
    by Barbara Tremitiere, Margaret Ward  (1993)
    Adoptive parents can foster a sense of solidarity and continuity in their family through the use of creative rituals

  • Fine Lines: and the Marital Relationship (ID: A0161)
    by Debra Combs, Karen Combs  (1997)
    Increasing family skills

  • First Aid for Tantrums (ID: P0900)
    by Kathy Levinson, Ph.D  (1997)
    A friendly, funny and down-to-earth guide that tells parents all they need to know about tantrums.

  • First Steps for Strengthening Adoptive Families (ID: D0156)
    by Denise Lacher, Melissa Nichols  (2006)
    This program presents information, tools and techniques to help strengthen adoptive families. It includes video clips of families sharing their experiences.

  • Flight of the Stork (ID: P0107)
    by Anne Bernstein  (1994)
    How children come to understand sex and reproduction as well as other forms of family building

  • Foster Cline Live in Tulsa (ID: A0326)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Foundation Concepts and Attitude (ID: A0345)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Four Steps to Responsibility (ID: A0015)
    by Jim Fay  (1986)
    Strategies to lead kids towards responsibility

  • Four Steps to Responsibility (ID: C0015)
    by Jim Fay  (2000)
    Techniques to lead children to responsible decision making.

  • From Foster Care to Adoption (ID: A0226)
    by Diane Martin-Hushman  (1995)
    Examines the needs and strengths of the child, the birth family and the adoptive family

  • Golden Rules (ID: P0186)
    by Wayne Dosick  (1995)
    Ten ethical values for parents to teach their children

  • Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family (ID: P0431)
    by Deborah Elder Brown, Sylive de Toledo  (1995)
    For grandparents who are dealing with and/or parenting their grandchildren, coping with their children and trying to work with an outdated legal system.

  • Growing Up Adopted (ID: A0083)
    by Deborah Johnson, Mary Martin Mason  (1991)
    Hints for parenting adopted children

  • Growing Up Again: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children (ID: P0159)
    by Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson  (1989)
    Provides a model for parenting which responds to questions and doubts about parenting skills

  • Handbook for Pediatric Health Problems at Home and on the Road (ID: P0425)
    by Christopher Ryder  (2004)
    A comprehensive and practical book that covers common childhood symptoms and illnesses encountered at home and while traveling.

  • Handling Those Dragons in Our Lives: How to Keep Stress from Managing Us (ID: C0352)
    by Maris Blechner  (2005)
    A look at how caring and over-stressed people can leash those dragons and keep them in their place.

  • Helicopter, Drill Sergeants and Consultants (ID: A0016)
    by Jim Fay  ()
    Three models of parenting and how parents become trapped in the "threat cycle"

  • Helping Children Cope with Stress (ID: P0302)
    by Avis Brenner  (1984)
    A guide for parents and professionals

  • Helping Children Explore Feelings about Adoption of a Sibling (ID: A0103)
    by Linda Bayless, Marge Gildner  (1991)
    Techniques to help adopted children prepare for a new family member

  • Helping Foster and Adoptive Children with Self-Esteem (ID: A0132)
    by Ken Watson  (1993)
    How adults can help adoptive children increase their self-esteem

  • Helping Foster and Adoptive Children with Self-Esteem (ID: A0220)
    by Ken Watson  (1994)
    Help children living away from their birth families to increase their self-esteem

  • Homework and School Work Issues (ID: A0017)
    by Foster Cline, Jim Fay  (1986)
    A practical, humorous discussion of issues such as fighting, poor grades and wanting to drop out of school

  • How Do You Really Feel About Your Child's Birth Family? (ID: A0221)
    by Linda Yellin  (1994)
    Increases awareness of how parents' feelings about birth family impact the child

  • How the Adoptive Family Deals with Loss, Death and Divorce (ID: A0066)
    by Judith Schaffer  (1991)
    Special impacts for the adoptive family

  • How to be a Cool Parent in a Hot Situation (ID: A0203)
    by Jim Fay  (1992)
    Three rules for remaining cool in tense situations

  • How to Keep Stress from Managing Us (ID: C0364)
    by Maris Blechner  (2006)
    This workshop offers some theory and lots of practical things and advice about stress management.

  • How to Parent So Children Will Learn (ID: A0063)
    by Sylvia Rimm Ph.D.  (1989)
    Tips for effective parenting

  • How to Raise an Adopted Child (ID: P0128)
    by Christina Lindstrom, Judith Schaffer  (1989)
    A guide to help your child flourish from infancy through adolescence

  • How to Raise an Adopted Child Age 0 to 8 (ID: V0045)
    by Judith Schaffer  (1991)
    Practical skills for parenting

  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk (ID: P0155)
    by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish  (1980)
    Innovative ways to solve problems with communication and discipline

  • How You Became the Parent You Are (ID: A0315)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    Foundation concepts and attitudes

  • How You Became the Parent You Are - Side B (ID: A0346)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    Practical guide to parenting

  • Humor, Laughter, Emotional Pain and Adoptive Parenting (ID: A0146)
    by Patrick O'Brien  (1993)
    The application of humor, laughter and other cathartic processes in adoption practice and parenting

  • In the Name of Love - Consequences and Punishment (ID: A0320)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Insight into Adoption (ID: P0892)
    by Barbara Taylor Blomquist  (2001)
    What adoptive parents need to know about the fundamental differences between a biological and an adopted child and its effect on parenting.

  • Insight into Adoption Issues - Keynote Address (ID: V0007)
    by Barbara Tremitiere  (1987)
    20 years of changes within adoption

  • Integrating Christian Faith and Adoption (ID: A0234)
    by P. Autrey  (1995)
    A frank look at spirituality as it relates to motivation and expectations for adoption

  • Introduction for Children (ID: A0325)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Is That Behavior Anger in Disguise? (ID: V0046)
    by Connell Watkins  (1992)
    Learn to identify the signs and symptoms of angry behavior

  • Is the Tail Wagging the Dog in Your Home? (ID: A0222)
    by James Mahoney  (1994)
    Learn how not to let the child push your buttons or gain control so that when the parent wins, everyone wins.

  • It Takes the Boy to Raise a Man (ID: A0281)
    by James Mahoney  (1994)
    Reviews research on male violence, special needs children and male parental involvement

  • It's All About Distance (ID: V0092)
    by Conrad Boeding  (2000)
    Explores ways to set limits and establish a new bottom line

  • Jewish Adoptive Family, The (ID: A0230)
    by Linda Yellin  (1995)
    Talking to kids about heritage, religion and acceptance issues

  • Joy of Fatherhood, The (ID: P0357)
    by MD, Marcus Jacob Goldman  (2000)
    A father-friendly manual that answers questions you might even know you should be asking.

  • Keeping Emotionally Healthy Siblings Healthy When One Child is Acting Out (ID: A0091)
    by Holly vanGulden  (1991)
    Meet the needs of healthy siblings while dealing with the acting-out child

  • *Keeping Healthy Siblings Healthy When One Child is Acting Out (ID: A0290)
    by Holly vanGulden  (1988)
    How parents can cope with the dilemma of parenting healthy children in a home with an acting-out child

  • Keys to Parenting an Adopted Child (ID: P0264)
    by Kathy Lancaster  (1996)
    Techniques for raising happy, well adjusted children

  • Laughter and Parenting: The Importance of Laughter Even When Nothing Seems Funny (ID: C0351)
    by Patrick O'Brien  (2005)
    Highlights how one can bring more laughter into both home life and work life particularly in areas that were previously viewed as not particularly funny.

  • Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun - Family Leaders (ID: A0276)
    by Deborah Hage  (1993)
    Defines qualities of a leader, overindulged children, setting family tone and the importance of family rituals and traditions

  • Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child (ID: P0816)
    by Beth O'Malley  (2000)
    A guide for creating your child's lifebook

  • Living With an Angry Child (ID: V0062)
    by Holly vanGulden  (1994)
    Analyze anger and rage, learn techniques for avoiding continual battles and manage healthy resolutions

  • Living with an Angry Child (ID: A0248)
    by Holly vanGulden  (1993)
    Analyze anger and rage, avoid continual battles and manage healthy resolution

  • Love in the Driest Season (ID: P0409)
    by Neely Tucker  (2004)
    Author Neely Tucker, a staff writer for the Washington Post, offers a mix of his family memoir of adopting their daughter with reporting on the issues of politics, racism and war.

  • Love Like No Other, A: Stories from Adoptive Parents (ID: P0440)
    by Pamela Kruger, Jill Smolowe  (2005)
    A collection of stories from 20 leading writers, all of them adoptive parents. Provides a full range of experiences with different races, ethnic backgrounds and blended families.

  • Lying, Stealing and Manipulation (ID: A0062)
    by Foster Cline, Jim Fay  (1994)
    Learn how to manage these behaviors

  • Making Sense of Adoption (ID: P0134)
    by Lois Ruskai Melina  (1989)
    Conversations for families formed through adoption, donor insemination, surrogacy and in vitro fertilization

  • Making Winners Out of Underachievers (ID: A0116)
    by Foster Cline  (1997)
    Practical approaches to help children work at their potential

  • Me and My Volcano (ID: P1014)
    by Deborah Hage  (2004)
    A guided anger management workbook for children

  • Meditations for Adoptive Parents (ID: P0777)
    by Vernell Klassen Miller  (1992)
    Spiritual meditations for adoptive families

  • Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Adoption (ID: V0135)
    by   ()
    Two segments of the popular TV program, available for families to use at their convenience.

  • Moses, Jesus, Superman and Me (ID: V0079)
    by Patricia Irwin Johnston  (1999)
    A program designed so parents can help other children understand adoption

  • Motivating Kids for Achievement (ID: A0018)
    by Foster Cline  (1986)
    Strategies to motivate your children to achieve

  • Motivating Marvin: Helping Your Bright Underachiever Succeed in School (ID: P0427)
    by Steven Gray  (2004)
    Designed for parents and teachers who have underachievers in their homes or classrooms. An entertaining dialogue emphasizing practical solutions.

  • Motivation: Enabling Kids to be Their Best (ID: A0060)
    by Marian Leibowitz  (1988)
    Increase your child's motivation

  • Necessary Ingredients for Children to Heal from Sexual Abuse (ID: A0240)
    by Molly Gerber, Judy Karels  (1995)
    Treatment strategies, healthy touch, boundaries, social skills, listening cues and teaching children to play again

  • New England Pre/Post Adoption Resource Guide (ID: P0764)
    by Jeff LaCure  (1995)
    A resource for all members of the adoption experience

  • New Jewish Baby Book, The (ID: P0400)
    by Anita Diamant  (1994)
    A complete guide to the traditions and rituals for welcoming a new child into the Jewish community.

  • No Such Thing as a Bad Kid (ID: P0208)
    by Charles Appelstein  (1998)
    Understanding and responding to the challenging behaviors of troubled children

  • Opening the Hearts of Children (ID: A0316)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Overcoming the Challenges in Adoption (ID: D0126)
    by Dr.Brenda McCreight  (2004)
    This workshop shares techniques to help adoptive families understand the child's sense of loss and grief, and skills that lead to healing and the development of the family's identity.

  • Overcoming the Challenges in Adoption (ID: V0126)
    by Dr.Brenda McCreight  (2004)
    This workshop shares techniques to help adoptive families understand the child's sense of loss and grief, and skills that lead to healing and the development of the family's identity.

  • Parent Education Text: What Shall We Do With This Kid? (ID: P0729)
    by Foster Cline  (1982)
    Offers advice on effective child rearing

  • Parenting After Adoption (ID: P0754)
    by An Adoption Alliance Pact  ()
    Child development, connections, ceremonies, etc.

  • *Parenting Today's Children in Today's Family Situations (ID: A0117)
    by Barbara Tremitiere  (1991)
    How to effectively parent while maintaining self-esteem. Designed for parents and those who advise and counsel

  • Parenting Today's Children in Today's Family Situations (ID: A0295)
    by Barbara Tremitiere  (1993)
    How to effectively parent while maintaining self-esteem. Designed for parents and those who advise and counsel

  • Parenting With Foster Cline's Parent Education Text (ID: V0020)
    by Foster Cline  ()
    Techniques for effective parenting

  • Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility (ID: P0194)
    by Foster Cline, Jim Fay  (1990)
    Raise kids who are self-confident and motivated

  • Parenting Without Pressure (ID: P0151)
    by Teresa Langston  (1994)
    Turn power struggles into peace talks

  • Parenting Your Adopted Older Child (ID: P0885)
    by Dr.Brenda McCreight  (2002)
    New, creative parenting techniques with a hands-on and upbeat approach provide parents with tools for dealing with the complexities of daily life.

  • Parents as the Therapist for Their Children (ID: A0284)
    by James Mahoney  (1994)
    Develop a professional relationship with the service provider and elevate the status of the parent

  • Parents Wanted (ID: P0332)
    by George Harrar  (2001)
    Andy struggles with his ADD in his new adoptive home

  • Pocket Full of Kisses (ID: P1013)
    by Audrey Penn  (2004)
    A delightful children's book about parental love, it is especially helpful for families adjusting to the addition of a new family member.

  • Post Adoption Blues, The (ID: P0408)
    by Karen Foli, John Thompson  (2004)
    The first book to offer solutions for the normal but unspoken feelings of stress that adoptive families encounter as they cope with new challenges and expectations.

  • Practical Encouragement and Guidance Systems: A Behavior Management Tool (ID: A0139)
    by Suzanne Evans  (1993)
    PEGS, a motivational system has a dual purpose: training children in responsibility and character and encouraging parents to focus on affirmation

  • Practical Guide to Parenting, A (ID: V0095)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A video introduction to the Success in Parenting program

  • Practical Methods and Techniques to Help? Assist Adopted Children with Emotional Problems (ID: A0275)
    by Michael Katz  (1993)
    Therapeutic methods and techniques found to be effective in reducing emotional and behavioral problems involving attachment, control, identity and anger

  • Preparing Kids to Answer Questions About Adoption (ID: C0331)
    by Holly vanGulden  (2001)
    Practical techniques for parents and children to use to deal with questions about adoption.

  • Preparing Kids to Answer Questions About Adoption (ID: D0154)
    by Martha Naber  (2006)
    Unknown to parents, children are often teased and/or questioned about adoption. Learn typical times and circumstances of questions and techniques to help children handle these situations.

  • Preparing Kids to Answer Questions About Adoption (ID: V0060)
    by Holly vanGulden  (1994)
    Healthy ways to prepare your children for questions they may encounter

  • Preparing Kids to Answer Questions About Adoption (ID: V0154)
    by Martha Naber  (2006)
    Unknown to parents, children are often teased and/or questioned about adoption. Learn typical times and circumstances of questions and techniques to help children handle these situations.

  • Preparing Kids to Answer Questions About Adoption (ID: A0331)
    by Holly vanGulden  (2001)
    Practical techniques for parents and children to use to deal with questions about adoption.

  • Preparing Kids to Answer Questions About Adoption (ID: V0080)
    by Martha Nabor  (1999)
    Techniques to help children handle and respond to questions

  • Proactive Parenting (ID: V0116)
    by Dee Paddock  (2003)
    Provides survival strategies for stressful times.

  • Procrastinating Child, The (ID: P0366)
    by Rita Emmett  (2002)
    Provides parents, grandparents, teachers and caregivers with strategies to help children and young teens understand and face obligations in a timely way.

  • Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (ID: P0230)
    by Gavin De Becker  (1999)
    Enhance children's safety, keep teenagers from unsafe situations and screen baby-sitters, doctors, day care services and more

  • Quality of Life, Yours, Not the Kids (ID: A0078)
    by Jac Grimes, Liz Grimes  (1991)
    Parenting really tough kids while maintaining and improving the quality of life

  • Questions Around Every Corner: Talking to Your Child About Adoption (ID: D0159)
    by Barbara Drotos  (2007)
    At different stages of development, the way to approach the topic of adoption with your child is slightly different. Learn things you can do, no matter how old or what his/her history is.

  • Raising Adopted Children (ID: P0149)
    by Lois Ruskai Melina  (1986)
    Information, advice and support for adoptive families and concerned professionals

  • Raising Brothers and Sisters Without Raising the Roof (ID: P0226)
    by Carole & Andrew Calladine  (1979)
    Deal creatively with sibling rivalry

  • Raising Sensitive Children When the World Seems So Crazy (ID: P0898)
    by Kathy Levinson, Ph.D  (1996)
    An easy to read illustrated guide.

  • Raising the Odds for Responsible Behavior (ID: A0019)
    by Jim Fay  (1987)
    Covers early childhood through teenage years. Looks at drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, pregnancy and more

  • Real Parents, Real Children - Parenting the Adopted Child (ID: P0129)
    by Lisa Bartels-Rabb, Holly vanGulden  (1994)
    Practical information on parenting

  • Regina's Bag of Tricks (ID: A0133)
    by Regina Kupecky  (1993)
    The importance of addressing past issues in special needs children and techniques to help children understand the changes in their lives

  • Relationship Building, Ready or Not (ID: A0086)
    by Barbara Tremitiere  (1991)
    Build family relationships with children who are hesitant to take risks due to past losses

  • Science of Control, The (ID: A0021)
    by Foster Cline, Jim Fay  (1986)
    Avoiding control battles and the correct use of giving choices

  • Scrumptious Recipes from our Culinary Cuties and Their Families (ID: P0901)
    by   (2001)
    A cookbook designed for family use, produced by Universal Aid for Children, Inc. and donated to this library.

  • *Self Esteem and the Adopted Child (ID: V0012)
    by Barbara Tremitiere  (1987)
    Support needed by children of abuse, neglect or rejection

  • Self Esteem and the Adoptive Family (ID: V0051)
    by Ken Watson  (1998)
    How to counteract the damaging effects of loss on children's self image

  • Self-Esteem and the Adoptive Family (ID: D0051)
    by Ken Watson  (1998)
    How to counteract the damaging effects of loss on children's self image

  • Separation of Problems (ID: A0319)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Setting Limits for Kids (ID: A0022)
    by Foster Cline, Jim Fay  (1986)
    A positive approach to setting limits for your children

  • Skills to Improve Your Child's Sense of Identity (ID: A0208)
    by Myrna McNitt  (1992)
    Support your child's mental health by pursuing information essential to their sense of identity

  • Small Feats (ID: P0965)
    by Richard Delaney  (2003)
    A collection of stories of everyday heroes and the accomplishments of foster and adoptive parents.

  • Songs and Games and Teddy Bears (ID: V0100)
    by Carol Peacock  (2001)
    Fun and helpful techniques that parents can use to raise and explore issues of adoption

  • Stable and Resilient Children (ID: A0328)
    by Holly vanGulden  (2001)
    Help to analyze children's unacceptable behaviors to identify their unmet needs and build necessary skills.

  • Stressed Kids, Stressed Grownups (ID: A0286)
    by Joan McNamara  (1987)
    Discusses stress symptoms and results, ways to avoid burnout and how to creatively use stress

  • Strong-Willed Child, The (ID: P0150)
    by James Dobson  (1986)
    Discipline and child-rearing for birth through adolescence

  • Success in Parenting Manual (ID: P0814)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Suddenly Sisters! Understanding Sibling Reactions to Reunion (ID: C0371)
    by Susan Thompson Underdahl  (2007)
    The arrival of a surrendered child changes the structure of a family in unexpected and irrevocable ways. In the excitement of the reunion between the birth parent(s) and adoptee, the emotional reactions of siblings may be overlooked.

  • Supporting an Adoption (ID: P0699)
    by Pat Holmes  (1998)
    A book about adoption for everyone who wants to help adopting families and newly-adopted children.

  • Swings Hanging from Every Tree (ID: P0380)
    by Ramona Cunningham, Editor  (2001)
    A collection of daily inspirations for foster and adoptive parents.

  • Talking About Adoption (ID: V0034)
    by Nancy Clayman  (1990)
    How to comfortably discuss adoption with your children

  • Talking About Adoption With Your Children (ID: V0073)
    by Martha Nabor  (1997)
    Explaining adoption to your child

  • Talking About Adoption with Your Children (ID: V0054)
    by Martha Nabor  (1998)
    How to comfortably discuss adoption with your children

  • Talking to Children and Others About Adoption (ID: D0158)
    by Anna Henry, Martha Henry  (2007)
    Practical approaches to discussing adoption with children and others is provided. Includes a developmental perspective of adoption, highlighting the importance of parental self-reflection and learning.

  • Talking to Your Child About Adoption (ID: P0720)
    by Patricia Martinez-Dorner  (1991)
    The important questions adopted children will need resolved at each developmental stage

  • Talking with Children About Adoption (ID: A0228)
    by Patricia Irwin Johnston  (1995)
    Tools for opening conversations and answering questions from toddlerhood to adolescence

  • Talking With Young Children About Adoption (ID: V0061)
    by Mary Watkins  (1994)
    Tips for comfortable discussions with your children

  • Talking With Young Children About Adoption (ID: P0143)
    by Susan Fisher, Mary Watkins  (1993)
    Help in dealing with the concerns of young children regarding their adoption

  • Teen Years (ID: A0321)
    by Benjamin Brucker, Foster Cline  (1996)
    A practical guide to parenting

  • Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child (ID: P0235)
    by Betsy Keefer, Jayne Schooler  (2000)
    Concrete tools to help parents to share information

  • Temperament and Adopted Children (ID: A0232)
    by Jayne Schooler  (1995)
    What happens to a child in an abusive or neglectful home and how this affects temperament and perception of the world

  • Ten Critical Factors of Healthy Adoptive Families (ID: V0050)
    by Jayne Schooler  (1997)
    Building and blending your adopted family

  • Therapy that Works! How to Choose or Become an Effective Therapist (ID: A0238)
    by Ken Watson  (1995)
    What makes an adoption worker competent? When should one seek therapy? What approaches are most effective?

  • Things I Want Most, The (ID: P0323)
    by Richard Miniter  (1998)
    A boy's journey to a family of his own

  • Too Tough to Handle? Effective Interventions for the More Challenging Child (ID: A0283)
    by Hugh Leichtman  (1995)
    Suggestions for managing difficult behaviors

  • Tools and Techniques to Help Your Child (ID: D0141)
    by Carol Peacock  (2005)
    Provides tools and techniques parents can use to raise and explore the issue of adoption. Workshop B16

  • Tools and Techniques to Help Your Child (ID: V0141)
    by Carol Peacock  (2005)
    Provides tools and techniques parents can use to raise and explore the issue of adoption. Workshop B16

  • Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew Parents Knew (ID: A0162)
    by Sherrie Eldridge  (1997)
    Children share their feelings about adoption

  • Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew (ID: P0266)
    by Sherrie Eldridge  (1999)
    Presents the voices of children's unspoken concerns

  • Understanding the Role of Anger: Yours and Theirs (ID: V0053)
    by Jeff LaCure  (1998)
    Identifying and managing anger in your family

  • Understanding You and Your Child's Temperament (ID: V0071)
    by Jayne Schooler  (1997)
    Techniques for managing temperament differences and difficulties

  • Velvet Box, The (ID: V0086)
    by Conrad Boeding  (2000)
    Examine the rules of your home and understand that children want to be contained

  • Voices From the Heart: Personal Stories (ID: P0760)
    by A Collection  (1995)
    Personal stories from adoptive families, birth parents and adoptees

  • Volcano In My Tummy, A Helping Children to Handle Anger (ID: P0870)
    by Warwick Pudney, Eliane Whitehouse  (1996)
    New and creative approaches for parents, teachers and caregivers to help children learn safe and effective means of responding to anger nonviolently.

  • W.I.S.E. Up About Adoption! Empower Your Children! (ID: A0195)
    by Debbie Riley, Marilyn Schoettle  (1999)
    Give your children tools to respond to questions and comments about adoption

  • Welcome Home: A Guide for Adoptive, Foster and Treatment Foster Parents (ID: P0402)
    by Christopher Alexander  (2004)
    A guide which includes information about attachment, behavior, counseling, education and practical strategies for day-to-day parenting.

  • Welcoming Two to Ten Year Olds Into Your Family (ID: A0198)
    by Grace Brace, Martha Nabor  (1999)
    Strategies to increase parents' confidence, competence and ability to parent

  • What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick (ID: P0703)
    by Allan Peterkin  (1992)
    Deals with the complicated feelings a well child may experience in the midst of a sibling's illness

  • What Every Adoptive Parent Needs to Know (ID: V0052)
    by Ken Watson  (1998)
    Essential information for effective parenting in adoptive families

  • *What Every Baby Knows: Working Parents, Day Care, Separation, Etc. (ID: V0018)
    by T. Berry Brazelton  (1985)
    Common concerns about the impact of separation

  • What Shall We Read: Books for Adopted Children (ID: A0090)
    by Susan Miles, Elspeth Ross  (1991)
    Two perspectives on literature for and about adopted children

  • When Adoption Hurts: Predicting Developmental Challenges and Managing Difficult Behaviors (ID: A0193)
    by Dee Paddock  (1999)
    Gain insight into developmental challenges and learn how to cope with lying, stealing and school/social problems

  • When Friends Ask About Adoption (ID: P0917)
    by Linda Bothun  (1987)
    An excellent question and answer guide for non-adoptive parents and other caring adults.

  • When Setting Limits Hasn't Worked (ID: A0237)
    by Janet Hodge  (1995)
    If your child marches to the beat of a different drum, use a proactive approach to discipline with humor and creativity

  • When You Worry About the Child You Love (ID: P0192)
    by Edward Hallowell  (1996)
    Emotional and learning problems in children

  • Whole Life Adoption Book, The (ID: P0131)
    by Jayne Schooler  (1993)
    Advice for building a healthy adoptive family

  • Why Placements Fail (ID: A0194)
    by Karen Jorgenson  (1999)
    Explore why foster and adoptive placements can disrupt

  • Working with Angry, Rage-Filled Children (ID: A0061)
    by Foster Cline  (1993)
    Aimed at professionals working with difficult children

  • Wounds of Adoption and the Healing Environment, The (ID: A0266)
    by Barbara Wentz  (1994)
    Positive parenting approaches and techniques to build a healing environment

  • Your Child and Adoption Literature (ID: V0075)
    by Patricia Irwin Johnston  (1999)
    How to choose and use adoption literature for your children

  • *Your Four Year Old (ID: P0104)
    by Lousie Bates Ames, Frances Ilg  (1976)
    Answers questions unique to four-year-olds, practical advice and psychological insights

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