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The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family By Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross, and Wendy Lyons Sunshine "This book deserves a wide audience; not only is it beneficial for among parents struggling with attachment or behavior issues, but it will also benefit health care professionals and therapist working with these families. Based on practical experience and research, this book provides detailed and practical techniques parents can use in teaching their children appropriate ways to behave, while responding in a loving manner. It is especially useful for children from preschool to early middle school age with special needs such as sensory integration dysfunction, ADD/ADHD, mild autism, and mood disorders and/or fostered or adopted children (adopted in the US or internationally) who have residual institutional impacts from orphanages, abusive, traumatic or deprived backgrounds, attachment difficulties, or other seemingly intractable issues. While on bad days it may seem impossible, this book not only holds out hope, it provides realistic ways to achieve the closeness with your child you long for." (Allison Martin) Read My Full Review | Order Book from Amazon

Toddler Adoption By Mary Hopkins-Best "For first time parents, the book "Toddler Adoption" provides a thorough overview of the childhood stage of one to three year old children and the challenges and joys of the adoption of a toddler." (Allison Martin) Read Our Review || Order the Book $12.00

	Parents Wanted by George Harrar "Twelve year old Andy is a foster child who desperately needs and wants a loving home; yet Andy struggles with his past and the emotions evoked by his new life with his adoptive parents. Parents Wanted is a real page turner and once you start it you won't want to put it down." (Allison Martin) Read Review | Read Author Interview | Order Book $6.95
	Toddler Adoption By Mary Hopkins-Best "For first time parents, the book "Toddler Adoption" provides a thorough overview of the childhood stage of one to three year old children and the challenges and joys of the adoption of a toddler." (Allison Martin) Read Our Review || Order the Book $12.00

Our Own - Adopting and Parenting the Older Child By Trish Maskew "It should be required reading for anyone who is considering adopting an older child." (Susan Hall) Read Our Review || Interview with the Author || Order the Book $19.16

Adopting the Hurt Child : Hope for Families With Special-Needs Kids : A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Gregory C. Keck, Regina M. Kupecky "Keck is a well-known attachment therapist.  His book (the newest edition) also has a chapter on international adoption." (Jennifer S.) Order Book $17.60

How to Adopt Internationally : A Guide to Agency-Directed and Independent Adoptions By Jean Nelson-Erichsen, Heino R. Erichsen "The best guide now available to the complex and sometimes frustrating experience of the paper chase required for adopting internationally - from any country." (Allison Martin) Read Our Review || Order Book from Amazon $22.00

Helping Children Cope With Separation and Loss by Claudia Jewett Jarratt "Jarratt doesn't shrink from providing detailed explanations of theories of loss and resolution, but does so in a manner that is easy to both understand and apply to your own situation. Parents who have adopted older children will find the examples and discussion in this book helpful, as complex issues of adoption and loss are an area in which the author's experience is apparent. Other losses are also well addressed, including death of a family member and divorce." (Allison Martin) Read Review | Order Book $10.36

Holding Time : How to Eliminate Conflict, Temper Tantrums, and Sibling Rivalry and Raise Happy, Loving, Successful Children By Martha Welch "It describes the Welch method of Holding time, which is a very effective method of treating attachment problems, even minor ones.  Most of the people who go through therapy end up using some type of holding therapy, and the Welch method is probably the best known and most widely used method." (Jennifer S.) Order Book $9.60

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