What Else Should I Know?The best thing you can do while you wait for your placement is to prepare thoroughly for life as a parent – and, in particular, an adoptive parent. Here are a few links to parenting information and supplies to get you started… Links to InformationThe Child Development Institute provides information on child development, parenting, family life, teenagers, learning, health & safety, child psychology and mental health, and has been recommended by Psychology Today and the American Psychological Association. Baby Center centralizes information on caring for your baby or child, their development and behavior, and health and safety. They also offer both expert and community answers to questions you – or others – may pose. The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) offers information sharing and adoption support, with a particular emphasis on children who have been in foster care, as well as those with special needs. The New York State Citizen’s Coalition for Children (NYSCCC) is an advocacy organization of volunteer adoptive and foster parent groups in every region of New York State, and offers a variety of resources for adopting parents. The Top 10 Secrets of Successful Adoption Travel, Adoptive Families.com Adoptive Families magazine offers a lot of information on both Domestic and International Adoptions, including a particularly good article by Eliza Newlin Carney: Perception & Reality: The Untold Story of Domestic Adoption. The Infertility & Adoption Counseling Center (IACC) offers workshops and materials that help adoptive parents, birth parents and adoptees understand the lifelong themes and implications of decisions made during the adoption process. The AMETZ/Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA) works with children and families in crisis. They are motivated by the belief that every child deserves to grow up hopeful. They have a well-researched adoption resource center, and offer workshops for both families and professionals in adoption and early childhood development. Links to SuppliesTapestry Books and Perspectives Press are the premiere online stores specializing in books, CD’s and DVD’s about adoption and adoptive parenting. Amazon and Barnes and Noble both offer extensive collections of books, CD’s and DVD’s about adoption and parenting. Babies R Us and Toys R Us offer the broadest selections of baby equipment, baby products and baby toys. Links to Books Recommended by FFTAThe Adoption Resource Book – All the things you need to know and ought to know about creating an adoptive family, by Lois Gilman Adopting in America – How to Adopt Within One Year, by Randall B. Hicks (Paperback - Mar 2004) Successful Adoption, by Jacqueline Hornor Plumez The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Adoption, by Chris Adamec "Arwen and her Daddies" by Dutch author and adoptive father Jarko De Witte van Leeuwen. Copies can exclusively be purchased through www.feel-good-families.com In Their Parents' Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees, by Rita J. Simon, Rhonda M. Roorda In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories, by Rita J. Simon, Rhonda M. Roorda Inside Transracial Adoption, by Gail Steinberg, Beth Hall Communicating with the Adopted Child, by D.S.W., Miriam Komar Dear Birthmother: Thank You for Our Baby, by Kathleen Silber, Phylis Speedlin Raising Your Child to Be A Mensch, by Neil Kurshan Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition: Keys to Parenting an Adopted Child (Barron's Parenting Keys), by Kathy Lancaster Ph.D. I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World, by Marguerite Wright Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew, by Sherrie Eldridge Links to Other Resources Adoption Education Classes.com and adoption doctors.com offer online video courses designed to educate and empower prospective adoptive parents with the education they need to have a successful adoption process. Both Adoption Education, LLC and Adoption Learning Partners also offer on-line courses that can be taken to fulfill the New York State and Hague-mandated adoption family training requirement. The Three Hearts offers a video called Bonding Through Touch: Infant Massage for Adoptive Families, which teaches parents of adopted infants and children a valuable skill to enhance the bonding process. My Adoption Advisor offers monthly live, Internet-based courses to help families adopting domestically develop a strong adoption profile and effectively network and advertise their desire to adopt. This flyer provides an overview of what they offer, but please visit their website for a full list of products and services. Respectful adoption language:Positive Adoption Language (PAL) vs. Honest Adoption Language (HAL), Wikipedia Positive Adoption Language, Adopting.org Speaking Positively: Using Respectful Adoption Language, Perspectives Press, Inc., the Infertility & Adoption Publisher Adoption Terminology/Glossary, Adoption.com Parenting Education And Training:Live Parent Training Classes approved by FFTA - 2010 Adoption Learning Partners (PDF) Website Raising an adopted child:Adoption Awareness in School Assignments: A Guide for Parents and Educators by Christine Mitchell Learning Peace: Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking for Schools and Families by Naomi Drew My Creation Books – personalized stories for families who have been touched by adoption |
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