Adoption & Fostering

A story of love tested to its limits by moral dilemmas, and the beauty and fragility of childhood friendships.1964 - Karachi, Pakistan. Rozeena will lose her home, her parents' safe haven since fleeing India and the terrors of Partition, if her medical...

Positive and practical, this guide is designed to offer a route to recovery from grief and loss after adoption or long-term foster care.Children growing up in adoptive families or foster care often have complicated feelings about the loss of their birth...

This is a book of real life stories of adopters which takes the reader through every stage of the adoption process starting with the moment when they decide that adoption is the right option for them to the stories of adoptees brought up by adoptive...

Failures don't need to be final, and disappointment doesn't need to be defining. Come along on a wild, hilarious, faith-building ride, and let The Art of Getting It Wrong guide you toward hope for the future and the freedom to love your life exactly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789724929Author Florence SheridanFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Independent Publishing NetworkPublisher Independent Publishing...

Meet Chelsea - a young girl who was adopted. Chelsea invites you to learn about adoption from her perspective and introduces us to two friends of hers who were also transracially adopted. Chelsea and her friends help children understand what it means to...

Are you in the process of adopting and feeling out of your depth? Do you already have an adopted child and are feeling overwhelmed?Sharing the secrets that will enable you to face the challenges of adoptive parenting with confidence, Sophie Ashton offers...

Reveals the candid thoughts and feelings of those most directly involved in adoptions: the adoptee, the adopters, and the birth parents.Adoption Unfiltered authors Sara Easterly (adoptee), Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard (birth parent), and Lori Holden...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907585883Author Fergus SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher CoramBAAFWeight(grams)...

Is transracial adoption a positive choice for kids? How can children gain their new families without losing their birth heritage? How can parents best support their children after placement? Inside Transracial Adoption is an authoritative guide to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802276022Author Colin CurruthersFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Colin CurruthersPublisher Colin CurruthersWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374128838Author Lee VaronFormat PaperbackPage Count 428Imprint Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plPublisher Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907585524Author Stevan WhiteheadFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734567908Author Theresa ReedFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Turtlesea Group LLCPublisher Turtlesea Group LLCWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond - whether following adoption, divorce or other difficult experiences.Attachment...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645527322Author Rabekah Scott-HeartFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Rabekah Scott-HeartPublisher Rabekah Scott-HeartWeight(grams) 148g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907585630Author Perlita HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint 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 9781611882759Author Michaela Foster MarshFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint The Story PlantPublisher The Story Plant

This series of six picture books guides children through a range of issues relating to fostering and adoption by focusing on the experiences of a five-year-old girl called Kirsty and her magic doll Billy. Billy talks to Kirsty, explains what is...

Packed full of great ideas for fun games and activities, this book encourages positive attachments between a parent or carer and their child. When it comes to choosing the best games to play with children who have difficulties attaching, it is often hard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998503431Author Rochelle PadzenskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Hero Publishing LLCPublisher Hero Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 494gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905664870Author Julie SelwynFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher CoramBAAFWeight(grams)...

Around three quarters of people who turn to adoption do so because of infertility and those working in this field need information, guidance and support to assist them in the process of adoption to support the adopters and to deal with any issues that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623175153Author Barbara TantrumFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Instructions Not Supplied is the account of one family's experience in adopting three children, each of whom turned out to have special needs, and the challenges they have faced along the way. Some of the difficult situations they have faced are simply...

When Alice Jolly's second child was stillborn and all subsequent attempts to have another baby failed, she began to consider every possible option, no matter how unorthodox.Shot through with humour and full of hope, Dead Babies and Seaside Towns is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648933717Author Ellie TurnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Waters ProductionsPublisher Waters ProductionsWeight(grams) 36gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

There are thousands of grandparents raising their grandchildren in the United Kingdom, the majority as a consequence of parental drug use or mental health issues. This book recounts the real-life stories of grandparent carers who chose to put their own...

The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offering proven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike. Distilling many years' experience into one book, John DeGarmo combines his own wisdom with that of fellow foster parents. He...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948283076Author Marcy PuseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Miramare Ponte PressPublisher Miramare Ponte PressWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

During the 1950s, thousands of mixed race children were born to US servicemen and local Korean women in US-occupied South Korea. Assumed to be the progeny of camptown women--or military prostitutes--their presence created a major problem for the image of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781962452366Author Judith KeimFormat HardbackPage Count 334Imprint Wild Quail PublishingPublisher Wild Quail PublishingWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781962452359Author Judith KeimFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Wild Quail PublishingPublisher Wild Quail PublishingWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm)...

This compilation of the best thinking about adoption by both historical and current authorities reveals a vital, ever-changing practice affecting the lives of millions of people around the globe.The ancient practice of adoption has changed significantly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905664757Author ERA Study TeamFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint 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 9781991299192Author Lynne LeppardFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Torn Curtain PublishingPublisher Torn Curtain PublishingWeight(grams)...

Many foster and adoptive parents lose hope when they experience challenging and oppositional child behaviors. This book gives parents the tools and strategies to respond to these outbursts - particularly those that stem from a child's potentially...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819150363Author Franklin I. MiroffFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint University Press of AmericaPublisher University Press of AmericaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988535114Author Mike ChalekFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Universal Technical Systems, Inc.Publisher Universal Technical Systems, Inc...

This edited volume contains contributions from leading researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and advocates in adoption policy and practice. Topics covered include adoption advocacy, race and adoption, placement of older and disabled children,...