There are many useful books available to adoptive families. These are
just some of the many titles we have found helpful:
THE PRIMAL WOUND Understanding the Adopted Child
Author: Nancy Newton Verrier
Publishers: Gateway Press Inc.
Promoting a better understanding of the pre- and perinatal psychology,
attachment, bonding and loss experienced by the adopted child
FACILITATING DEVELOPMENTAL ATTACHMENT
Author: Dan Hughes
Publishers:
The road to emotional recovery and behavioural change in fostered and adopted
children
FIRST STEPS IN PARENTING THE CHILD WHO HURTS Tiddlers and Toddlers
Author: Caroline Archer
Publishers: Jessica Kingsley
Primarily aimed at adoptive parents, this book offers practical, sensitive
guidance through the areas of separation, loss and trauma in early childhood
NEXT STEPS IN PARENTING THE CHILD WHO HURTS Tykes and Teens
Author: Caroline Archer
Publishers: Jessica Kingsley
Continuing the challenging journey through childhood and into adolescence
REAL PARENTS, REAL CHILDREN Parenting the Adopted Child
Author: Holly Van Gulden and Lisa M Bartels-Rabb
Publishers: Crossroads
The authors take parents and professionals through the stages of child
development, explaining what adopted children at each age commonly think and
feel about adoption and how parents need to respond.
PATTERNS OF ADOPTION
Author: David Howe
Publishers: Blackwell Science
David Howe's authoritative book explores and explains current understandings
of adopted children's social, behavioural and personality development
NUTMEG GETS ADOPTED
Author: Judith Foxon
Publishers: British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF)
It offers a practical way in which to help children explore and understand some
of the very painful memories that they will have in their early life.
CHESTER AND DAISY MOVE ON
Author: Angela Lidster
Publishers: British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF)
This book can be used with children aged 4-10 to help them explore feelings
about their past and their moves, and to help carers identify these issues from
the child's perspective.
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