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There are a number of excellent adoption resources available today, but we’ve found these particular ones to be VERY helpful as you embark on your adoption experience. These resources may be available through your local library or bookstore, or through the following online: Tapestry Books, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.
For Domestic Adoption:
- Loved by Choice by Susan E. Horner (paperback edition 2002)
- Dear Birthmother: Thank You For Our Baby by Kathleen Silber and Phyllis Speedlin (revised edition 1998)
- The Whole Life Adoption Book by Jayne E. Schooler (1993)
- The Open Adoption Experience by Lois Melina and Sharon Kaplan Roszia (revised edition 1998; also available in audio)
- Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge (1999)
For International Adoption:
- Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge (1999) (Practical advice for handling past issues)
- Talking With Young Children About Adoption by Susan Watkins (Knowing what to say and how to say it)
- Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child by Trish Maskew (Adoptive families share their joys and challenges, research, and professionals comment. Filled with compassion, humor, and common sense.)
- Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins Best (For children past the age of infancy; forming attachments and behavior management)
- With Eyes Wide Open: A Workbook for Parents Adopting International Children Over The Age of One by Margi Miller (Helps prepare families for issues and experiences from the child’s viewpoint.)
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