Adoption category: 683 books
Residential Care
Horizons for the New Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Discussing key contemporary issues in residential and foster care for children, this theoretically and empirically rich volume draws on new research from across Europe and Canada. Contributions stem from a broad spectrum of researchers and practitioners in the field, engaging in comparative international...
by William Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Experts explore the need for cooperation between the law and helping professions in order to lessen the trauma of the divorce process.
Mindfulness for Carers
How to Manage the Demands of Caregiving While Finding a Place for Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Carers are particularly vulnerable to feeling stressed, worried and worn down by the vast demands that often come with caregiving, be they physical, psychological or emotional. Mindfulness can be enormously beneficial to carers, whether professional or voluntary, as a means of developing greater inner...
by Klaus Zambiasi
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 17, 2013
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 17, 2013
Un racconto avvincente e commovente, ambientato nell'Alto Adige degli anni
'70-'80-'90, tratto da una storia realmente accaduta.
Joe sin da piccolo è affascinato dalla luna, avverte odori e sensazioni non comuni a tutti. Crescendo capisce anche, che quel che lo circonda non è sempre quello che sembra.
Vive...
by Christine Bauer
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
''You are pregnant.''
Those three words uttered together pack a powerful emotional punch. For many women, hearing them elicits tremendous joy and excitement. They are the start of a dream come true. But those same words said together also cause the opposite reaction--one of panic and despair.
The...
Parenting Adopted Teenagers
Advice for the Adolescent Years
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
How can adoptive parents and their teenagers navigate the challenges of the adolescent years?
Full of valuable, grounded advice, this guide will help parents to understand the impact of early trauma on a child's development and the specific nature of the changes that occur during adolescence....
The Smile Of The Moon
Based On A True Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2018
The story of Joe, a young man destined to struggle with a strange and hostile fate which will lead him to seek truth and reinforce his love for a fully lived life. A journey through Italy and its Alto Adige region during their most beautiful decades, the 70s, the 80s and the 90s, rich of romanticism...
Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child
From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2008
A guide for adoptive parents from preparations for a child's arrival through the teen years.
by Avelea Nixon
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
This is the charming story of OwlCat - the cat who thinks he is an owl. OwlCat is an orphan cat who has been raised by owls and ventures out to find his long-lost sister. Along the way he meets many interesting animals on this amazing journey of self-discovery. OwlCat must first cross the dangerous...
by J S Lee
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Shay Stone lies in a hospital bed, catatonic–dead to the world. Her family thinks it’s a ploy for attention. Doctors believe it’s the result of an undisclosed trauma. At the mercy of memories and visitations, Shay unearths secrets that may have led to her collapse. Will she remain paralyzed...
by J. Gordon Monson
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2018
This book allows me to share with you as I play narrator for many adventures and life experiences of Stewart Adam Montgomery, aka, Captain Sam and Pastor Sam. Many of his friends call him Sam. He spent most of his adult life on the high seas, first one tour in the U. S. Navy followed by many more...
The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting
The Small Stuff, The Big Stuff and The Stuff In Between
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
This is not just another book about adoptive parenting. This is the real stuff: dynamic, messy, baffling adoptive parenting, rooted in domestic life.
Award-winning columnist and adoptive parent Sally Donovan offers savvy, compassionate advice on how to be 'good enough' in the face of both day-to-day...
by Francesca Romana Pistoia
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
During a travel in Romania as a social clown, in October 2006, together with my friends we visited an institute hosting orphaned. The children were more than a hundred and the service staff in total counted no more than six people. In particular, I was impressed by a child among many; although he...
The Secrets of Successful Adoptive Parenting
Practical Advice and Strategies to Help with Emotional and Behavioural Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
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 tips and strategies which have...