Recommended Reading for Foster and Adoptive Families

The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family

Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross and Wendy Lyons Sunshine

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families

Jayne Schooler and Betsy Keefer Smalley

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Families Knew

Sherrie Eldridge

The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment

Lisa Qualls and Karyn Purvis

A Child's Journey Through Placement

Vera Fahlberg

Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents

Deborah D. Gray

Adopting the Older Child

Claudia Jewett Jarratt

Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss

Claudia Jewett Jarratt

Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow

Gregory C. Keck and Regina Kupecky

How it Feels to be Adopted

Jill Krementz

The Open Adoption Experience - A Complete Guide for Adoptive and Birth Families

Lois Melina