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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > Adoption & tracing birth parents
The children of The Adoption Club have lots of different feelings
about adoption. Michael was scared when he first met this adopted
family, and was worried his adoptive family might not keep him.
Other children talk about feeling happy, sad and angry, and how
feeling can make them behave strangely. This workbook gives
children a way to sort out feelings, discuss them and feel better.
Written for counsellors and therapists working with children aged
5-11, as well as adoptive parents, this workbook is designed to
help children to explore their feelings and behavior. It is one of
a set of five interactive therapeutic workbooks featuring The
Adoption Club written to address the key emotional and
psychological challenges adopted children often experience.
Together, they provide an approachable, interactive and playful way
to help children to learn about themselves and have fun at the same
time.
Many people say being a parent is the toughest job there is. John
DeGarmo, foster and adoptive parent, tells us just how tough it can
be, having parented over 40 children. At times he and his wife,
Kelly, have cared for up to nine children at a time, many with
severe trauma and learning difficulties. Love and Mayhem is an
honest and open account of the struggles, sadness and joy that
comes with the job of being a parent to a traumatized child. From
the sleepless nights with babies withdrawing from drug-addiction,
to the heartbreak when a child moves on to another home, and the
loving chaos that comes with a large and blended family, John
DeGarmo fights for the many children who have come through his
home. Ideal for foster families, general readers, fostering
agencies and social workers who are looking for a true to life
memoir of what it really is to be a foster parent.
Hilarious and heartwarming stories that will empower you to make
space for the other and discover the extraordinary, welcoming heart
of God. Author and Instagram star Heather Avis has made it her
mission to introduce the world to the unique gifts and real-life
challenges of those who have been pushed to the edges of society.
Mama to three adopted kids--two with Down Syndrome--Heather
encourages us all to take a breath, whisper a prayer, laugh a
little, and make room for the wildflowers. In a world of divisions
and margins, those who act, look, and grow a little differently are
all too often shoved aside. Scoot Over and Make Some Room is part
inspiring narrative and part encouraging challenge for us all to
listen and learn from those we're prone to ignore. Heather tells
hilarious stories of her growing kids, spontaneous dance parties,
forgotten pants, and navigating the challenges and joys of
parenthood. She shares heartbreaking moments when her kids were
denied a place at the table and when she had to fight for their
voices to be heard. With beautiful wisdom and profound convictions,
this manifesto will empower you to notice who's missing in the
spaces you live in, to make room for your own kids and for those
others who need you and your open heart. This is your invitation to
a table where space is unlimited and every voice can be heard.
Because when you open your life to the wild beauty of every unique
individual, you'll discover your own colorful soul and the
extraordinary, abundant heart of God.
Foster children are more likely than other children to be involved
in risky activities online due to backgrounds of neglect and abuse,
an absence of supportive adults, lower self-esteem, and greater
exposure to drugs and alcohol. Covering all the dangers of online
technology that your foster child might encounter, from
cyberbullying and "sexting", to child grooming and online hoaxes,
this book pays particular attention to dangers unique to foster
families, such as the difficulties internet access poses for
maintaining formal arrangements for contact with birth families.
DeGarmo equips foster parents and professionals with strategies to
keep foster children safe online, giving tips on establishing
expectations for internet usage, advice on how to prevent
inappropriate contact and protect personal information, and
explaining the importance of "netiquette". An indispensable guide
to negotiating online dangers, this is required reading for all
foster families as well as residential child care workers, social
workers and other professionals working with children in care.
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