Adoption & Fostering

Adoptive, foster and stepmothers, like biological mothers, find their lives completely changed by motherhood although they are not always granted the rights and privileges accorded to those who give birth. Barbara Waterman explores the common experiences...

What personal truths reside in biological ties that are absent in adoptive ties? And why do we think adoptive and biological ties are essentially different when it comes to understanding who we are? At a time when interest in DNA and ancestry is...

Cyril Squirrel asks lots of questions, but there's one thing that really puzzles Cyril..."What is love? Can I find it? Keep it? Do I need it?"With a notebook and a map, Cyril embarks on a quest to find out about love."Gone away to find out what love is...

Written specifically for children and with colour illustrations throughout, this guide offers practical tips for children on how they can have a say in how they are cared for, including their review meetings. The guide was written following extensive...

This compassionate book brings together for the first time issues about infertility and adoption. Fifteen to 20 of all married couples in the United States are infertile, and most people have intense psychological and emotional reactions to the...

The perfect starting point for parents of transracially adopted children and those who are considering adopting transracially.The Interracial Adoption Option is a personal guide to interracial adoption which draws on the lives and experiences of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788416894017Author Olvido Mac asFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint LID Editorial EmpresarialPublisher LID Editorial EmpresarialWeight(grams)...

How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book...

While clearing through her mother's bedroom after her death, Emma comes across a thirty-year-old newspaper clipping that her mother had kept, announcing the arrival of a new baby boy. Realizing that the baby must be the son she gave up for adoption, Emma...

When you decide to foster, you are faced with many difficult decisions, dilemmas and questions: How do you navigate the daily struggles of foster parenting? How can you nurture bonds with your foster child who is angry, sad, and defiant? How can you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904659006Author June ThoburnFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Barnardo'sPublisher Barnardo'sWeight(grams) 332gDimensions(mm) 245mm * 188mm * 11mm

Written specifically for young people, and with colour illustrations throughout, this guide offers practical tips for children on how they can have a say in how they are cared for, including their review meetings. The guide was written following...

Featuring a spectrum of families from diverse backgrounds, this book reveals the joys and challenges of adoptive and foster parenting. The authors outline how the experience of adopting and fostering has changed for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907585050Author Jeanette CossarFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher...

In this volume the authors have brought together a group of leading researchers from various disciplines to explore the complex, interdisciplinary subject of adoption. David Brodzinsky has conducted one of the largest studies of adopted children in the...

Get your family talking about adoption with the ultimate collection of films to help the whole family to explore their feelings in a fun and safe way. With a film for each week of the year, Addison Cooper has compiled the best movies, new and old, for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905664481Author Laurel AshtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher CoramBAAFWeight(grams)...

"[Looks] at adoption from all sides of the triangle: adoptee, birth mother, adoptive parents . . . A provocative, comprehensive inquiry." ---Kirkus Reviews"Honest and moving."---New York Times"Important and powerful . . . [the author] is concerned not...

Conventional parenting is not adequate to address the needs of children whose emotional development has been frozen, distorted or interrupted as a result of trauma. Therapeutic parenting is a psychodynamic model of parenting tailored for traumatized...

Voices of the Lost Children of Greece is a collection of essays from Greek-born adoptees in the 1950s after two consecutive wars that ravaged the country. Never before has this group of adoptees come together to write their stories and share their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907585890Author Amy Neil SalterFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585426768Author Karin EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

How can we determine success in foster placements? Based on exhaustive research, the authors discuss the primary concerns in foster placement planning, considering the high frequency of placement breakdowns, their impact on the child's behaviour and...

As an adoptee, do you have mixed feelings about your adoption? If you do, you are not alone - adoptees often experience complex feelings of grief, anger, and questions about their identity. Sherrie Eldridge is an adoptee and adoption expert, and in this...

Another Mother gives voice to women who become mothers through the routes of adoption, surrogacy and egg donation, and their silent partners - the birth mothers, surrogate mothers and egg donors - who make motherhood possible for them.Exploring...

"Who makes adoption a success? We do: the kids and parents in the new family as we change shape to accommodate each other."With more than 70 real life stories, revealing moments of vulnerability and moments of joy, this book provides an authentic insight...

USA Today bestselling author Tricia Goyer and her family of eleven embark on a yearlong quest to eliminate grumbling from their home and discover a healthier, more thankful approach to life together.The Goyer home--with two parents, eight kids, and one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578351544Author Danielle GaudetteFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Danielle GaudettePublisher Danielle GaudetteWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

In the thirty-five years since China instituted its One-Child Policy, 120,000 children mostly girls have left China through international adoption, including 85,000 to the United States. It's generally assumed that this diaspora is the result of China's...

* What are the consequences of fostering for children, their carers and their birth families?* What are the best ways of recruiting, retaining and supporting foster carers?* What are the most important elements of a successful placement?* Can foster care...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385341622Author Sherrie EldridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bantam Doubleday DellPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905664658Author Berni StringerFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher CoramBAAFWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807006511Author Angela TuckerFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623178710Author Melissa Guida-RichardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

When Jessie Hawkins' adopted daughter told her she had another mom back in Ethiopia, Jessie didn't, at first, know what to think. She'd wanted her adoption to be great story about a child who needed a home and got one, and a family led by God to adopt...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544103443Author Cris BeamFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperOneWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 134mm * 23mm

The Routledge Critical Adoption Studies Reader presents a central source of scholarly approaches arranged around fundamental questions about how adoption, as a complex practice of family-making, is represented in art, philosophy, the law, history,...

Based on a hugely successful US model, The Seven Core Issues Workbook is accessible and parent-friendly with brief explanations, activities and exercises. The Seven Core Issues are Loss, Rejection, Shame/Guilt, Grief, Identity, Intimacy and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608688470Author Michelle MadridFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781456605780Author Brian BailieFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Ebookit.comPublisher Ebookit.comWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 9mm