Sunday, February 20, 2011

Realistic Expectations

Click HERE to download an AWESOME free resource for adoptive families!  I STRONGLY encourage all adoptive families (whether you're just entering the process or if your child is already home) to download this amazing resource and save it for easy reference time and time again.  Read below to see what is included in this free download!

Realistic Expectations
The first year homefor adoptive families as they put away their travel suitcases, preconceived notions, and get down to the job of parenting...
This 50 page guide offers information on a variety of subjects:

A Different Perspective
by Cynthia Hockman-Chupp


Strategies for Building Attachment
by Karleen Gribble, BRurSc, PhD,


Top Ten Tips for Successful First Year Parenting
by Deborah Gray, MSW, MPA


Why Grandma Can’t Pick Up the Baby
by Sheena Macrae and Karleen Gribble


What is This Thing You Call Sleep?
by Dr Julian Davies, MD


Alone No More...Recognizing Post Adoption Depression by Heatherly Bucher
Adding The Oldest by Terra Trevor


Creating a Fit by Carrie Kitze


“When Do You Tell a Child he was Adopted?”
And Other Secrets We Shouldn’t Keep

by Adam Pertman

Unexpected Special Needs by Nancy Hemenway


Positive Outcome:
How Can You Combat the Effects of an Orphanage

By Mary Beth Williams, PhD, LCSW, CTS


The Impact of Trauma on the Adopted Child and Ten Keys to Healing Trauma in the Adopted Child
by B. Bryan Post

How to Find a Therapist Experienced in Attachment and/or Trauma by the Attachment Disorder Network


Sensory Integration And the Internationally Adopted Child
By Barbara Elleman, MHS, OTR/L, BCP


Facts About Parenting a Child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder By Teressa Kellerman


How to Avoid the Syndrome of Parent Burn-Out
by Harriet McCarthy


Being an Ally to Families Raising Children with Challenges by Ellin Frank
Help Your Child Ward Off a Mad Attack
by Lynne Namke, EdD


Being with Your Child in Public Places
by Patty Wipfler


Strategies to Deal with Anger and Power Struggles
by Christopher J. Alexander, PhD


When Adoptions Fail by Kim Phagan-Hansel

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