Resources for adopted children and adoptive parents

Books for children:

Entering adoptive home from foster care: Zachary's New Home by GM Blomquist

Of school age: So You're Adopted by F Powledge

In adolescence: Who is David? by E Nerlove

References for adoptive parents:

Adoptive Families magazine

Adoption Medicine: Caring for Children and Families by American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care

Caring for Your Adopted Child: An Essential Guide for Parents by EE Schulte and RL Michaelson, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics

Raising Adopted Children: A Manual for Adoptive Parents by LR Melina

Talking With Young Children About Adoption by M Watkins and S Fisher

The Essential Adoption Handbook by CT Alexander-Roberts

Internet resources:

Books on adoption: www.adoptivefamilies.com/books/index.php

Child Welfare Information Gateway: Adoption: www.childwelfare.gov/topics/adoption/

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