Suggested Reading

Raising Children who Refuse to be Raised (2000) Dave Ziegler This book, now in its second printing, is an accumulation of knowledge acquired from the thirty year career of a psychologist/foster parent, and the founder-director of Jasper Mountain, Jasper Oregon.

Deborah Gray is the author of two books, Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma, 2007, and Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents, 2002, both published by Perspectives Press. Nurturing Adoptions was a 2008 award finalist for the Benjamin Franklin best professional book of the year.

Is Adoption for You: The Information You Need to Make the Right Choice, Christine Adamec Would you want to adopt an infant or an older child? What about a child from another country or another race? Would you be willing to adopt a child with medical problems? Could you agree to involvement and openness with the birthmother? Would you be better off working with an agency or an attorney? Before you decide, be sure you have all the facts. Adoption expert and adoptive parent, Adamec, gives you the information you need to make this important decision. From financial considerations to the myriad emotional issues involved, there are numerous questions to explore. IS ADOPTION FOR YOU helps you find the answers that are right for you.

Raising Children: Fostering Strength, Hope and Optimism in Your Child (2002) Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein

Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child (1994) Holly Van Gulden and Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb The Family of Adoption (1998) Joyce Pavao

Older Child Adoption (1998) Grace Robinson

The Whole Life Adoption Book (1993) Jayne Schooler

Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Needs Kids Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky This book, is an especially helpful resource for those who are working with kids with attachment issues, includes a number of suggestions to help adoptive families form strong attachments, and help the children overcome the trauma of their past.

Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent (1998) Lois Ruskai
Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past (2000) Betsy Keefer and Jayne Schooler

Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky In honest, everyday language, they describe families-in-process—parents helping kids grow beyond difficult beginnings. The authors’ model is parent-centered and child-focused.

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew Sheri Eldridge The voices of adopted children are poignant, questioning. And they tell a familiar story of loss, fear, and hope. This extraordinary book, written by a woman who was adopted herself, gives voice to children's unspoken concerns, and shows adoptive parents how to free their kids from feelings of fear, abandonment, and shame.

Attachment Disorder in Children and Families (1998) Terry M levy and Michael Orlans

The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family by Karyn Purvis, David Cross & Wendy Sunshine The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family— and addressing their special needs— requires care, consideration, and compassion.

The Things I Want Most:A family; a fishing Pole; a family by Richard Miniter

Toddler Adoption:The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkin

Underneath the Mask:Understanding Adopted Teens by Debbie Riley, with John Meeks, MDWhy Didn’t She Keep Me? Answers to the Question

Every Adopted Child Asks by Barbara Burlingham-Brown



Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child by Holly Van Gulden



Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by Jana Wolfe



Becoming a Family by Lark Eshleman