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Written by an adoptive mother and an adoptee daughter, Before You
Were Mine offers a unique Christian perspective on creating a
Lifebook that commemorates your child's birth story. Complete with
worksheets and advice from adoptive families, you'll find that
remembering and celebrating your child's history can be fun,
rewarding, and even redemptive. You'll discover how to uncover and
organize details of their birth story, make the story both truthful
and positive, and use the Lifebook to trace God's faithfulness.
This powerful concept takes the guesswork out of how and when
you'll talk about your adopted child's beginnings---and offers him
or her a lasting memento that helps them overcome uncertainty and
fear to rest in Christ's unconditional love. How will you embrace
your child's birth story as part of God's plan? Before You Were
Mine will help you relax and rejoice in the beautiful story God is
writing for your child.
Birthdays may be difficult for me.
I want you to take the initiative in opening conversations about my
birth family.
When I act out my fears in obnoxious ways, please hang in there
with me.
I am afraid you will abandon me.
The voices of adopted children are poignant, questioning. And they
tell a familiar story of loss, fear, and hope. This extraordinary
book, written by a woman who was adopted herself, gives voice to
children's unspoken concerns, and shows adoptive parents how to
free their kids from feelings of fear, abandonment, and shame.
With warmth and candor, Sherrie Eldridge reveals the twenty complex
emotional issues you must understand to nurture the child you
love--that he must grieve his loss now if he is to receive love
fully in the future--that she needs honest information about her
birth family no matter how painful the details may be--and that
although he may choose to search for his birth family, he will
always rely on you to be his parents.
Filled with powerful insights from children, parents, and experts
in the field, plus practical strategies and case histories that
will ring true for every adoptive family, Twenty Things Adopted
Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew is an invaluable guide to the
complex emotions that take up residence within the heart of the
adopted child--and within the adoptive home.
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
As an adoptee, do you have mixed feelings about your adoption? If
you do, you are not alone - adoptees often experience complex
feelings of grief, anger, and questions about their identity.
Sherrie Eldridge is an adoptee and adoption expert, and in this
book she draws on her personal experiences and feelings relating to
adoption as well as interviews with over 70 adoptees. Sherrie
reveals how you can discover your own unique life purpose and
worth, and sets out 20 life-transforming choices which you have the
power to make. The choices will help you discover answers about
issues such as: Why do I feel guilty when I think about my birth
parents? Why can't I talk about the painful aspects of adoption?
Where can I gain an unshakable sense of self-esteem? Sherrie also
addresses the problem of depression among adoptees and common
dilemmas such as if, when and how to contact a birth mother or
father. This fully updated second edition includes new material on
finding support online, contacting family through social media, and
features three new chapters, including Sherrie's story of reuniting
with her birth brother, Jon, in adulthood.
Under His Wings is a life-changing resource for: - adoptees -
orphans - foster children - children waiting to be adopted
Effective for children, ages nine and upward. Also, orphan ministry
training materials for leaders. Healing tool for parents and
children to complete together.
Meet Lucie - she is a rambunctious, inquisitive, seven-year-old
girl who was adopted! Lucie has lots of questions about everything.
When Lucie's pregnant Aunt Grace and Uncle John come to visit, new
curiosities bubble into Lucie's mind. What does the baby do in
there? Does he eat? That night Lucie has an amazing dream, that her
birth parents are a king and queen who live in a castle. She knows
she grew in her birth mother's tummy, but if her birth parents
lived in a castle, why didn't they keep her? The next day, Dad
helps her to make an amazing discovery - he tells her how to find a
special connection with her birth parents, and how you can too!
Forever Fingerprints is a heartwarming, fun story written for
children aged 5-11 which uses an everyday experience to embark upon
a gentle exploration of some of the difficult questions and
feelings commonly expressed by children who are adopted. Adoption
expert Sherrie Eldridge also provides a valuable 'Parent Tools and
Activities' section, with ideas for creative activities and
suggestions on how to explore issues such as belonging, identity,
self-esteem and connection.
"Birthdays may be difficult for me."
"I want you to take the initiative in opening conversations about my birth family."
"When I act out my fears in obnoxious ways, please hang in there with me."
"I am afraid you will abandon me."
The voices of adopted children are poignant, questioning. And they tell a familiar story of loss, fear, and hope. This extraordinary book, written by a woman who was adopted herself, gives voice to children's unspoken concerns, and shows adoptive parents how to free their kids from feelings of fear, abandonment, and shame.
With warmth and candor, Sherrie Eldridge reveals the twenty complex emotional issues you must understand to nurture the child you love--that he must grieve his loss now if he is to receive love fully in the future--that she needs honest information about her birth family no matter how painful the details may be--and that although he may choose to search for his birth family, he will always rely on you to be his parents.
Filled with powerful insights from children, parents, and experts in the field, plus practical strategies and case histories that will ring true for every adoptive family, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew is an invaluable guide to the complex emotions that take up residence within the heart of the adopted child--and within the adoptive home.
Do I have what it takes to be a successful adoptive parent?
Does my child consider me a successful parent?
Will I ever hear my rebellious teen say, "I love you"?
What tools do I need to succeed?
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"In her groundbreaking first book, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish
Their Adoptive Parents Knew, " "Sherrie Eldridge gave voice to the
very real concerns of adopted children, whose unique perspectives
offered unprecedented insight. In this all-new companion volume,
Eldridge goes beyond those insights and shifts her focus to
parents, offering them much-needed encouragement and hope.
Speaking from her own experience as an adoptee and an expert in the
field of adoption, Eldridge shares proven strategies and the moving
narratives of nearly one hundred adoptive families, helping"
"parents gain a deeper understanding of what is normal, both for
their children and themselves. By first strengthening yourself as a
parent, you'll be able to truly listen to your child, and to
connect with him on every level, by opening the channels of
communication and keeping them open forever. Then you and your
child can grow closer through the practical exercises at the end of
every chapter.
Discover how to
- be confident that your role in your child's life is vital and
irreplaceable
- pass on the legacy of healthy self-care by assessing and
regulating your stress
- communicate unconditional love to your child
- talk candidly with your child about her adoption and her birth
family
- teach your family how to respond positively to insensitive
remarks about adoption
- connect with other adoptive families-and build a support
network
- plus learn to become a "warrior" parent...settle the "real
parent" question...cope with emotional triggers-what to do when you
"lose it" . . . celebrate the miracle of your family...and much
more
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