Resources

The adoption process can be daunting, and then there's parenthood! This page pulls together some useful adoption and adoption-scrapbooking resources.

The Adoption Process
  • Is Adoption for You: The Information You Need to Make the Right Choice, by Christine Adamec
  • The Adoption Resource Book: 4th Edition, by Lois Gilman
  • The Essential Adoption Handbook, by Colleen Alexander-Roberts
  • Adopting in America: How to Adopt Within One Year, by Randall B. Hicks
  • The Complete Adoption Book, by Laura Beauvais-Godwin
  • The Adoption Guide: an excellent resource from the editors of Adoptive Families magazine
  • "10 Things Your Adoption Agency Won't Tell You" (10 Things: Personal Finance), SmartMoney.com, 17 March 2004
  • "Choosing an Adoption Agency", Courtney Fray: an amazing article written from the expectant mother's position (although the amount of time to change one's mind is out of date)
  • "Adoption Agency Selection Checklist", Bill Betzen, OpenAdoption.com
  • Adoption Paths: adoption seminars and coaching by an independent adoption consultant
  • Loving Shepherd Ministries: a free service that provides answers and direction specific to your situation, including determining what type of adoption is right for you, what type of adoption professional you should use, and researching specific adoption professionals
  • National Adoption Center: an organization devoted to placing waiting children and supporting parents who adopt them
  • Waiting Children Photolisting Directory: a list of photolistings for waiting children in the US and internationally
Adoption Profiles Parenting
  • I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World, by Marguerite Wright
  • Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, by Marc Weissbluth
  • "Open (Secret)", The Washington Post, 06 May 2007
  • Adoption Learning Partners: online education for prospective and adoptive parents
  • Anti-Racist Parent: a site for parents committed to raising children with an anti-racist outlook
  • Comeunity Parenting Support : a support organization for parents, including additional information for parents of children with special needs
  • Forever Parents: an online support group for current and waiting adoptive parents
  • The Learning Center, from the National Adoption Center: support for adoptive families, including chats, resources, and message boards
Adoption Scrapbooking & Lifebooks
Kids Books About Adoption General Adoption Web Sites
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