This book is PURE ENCOURAGEMENT for adoptive parents!Most adoptive parents don't know that their child has a different "heart language" than theirs. They need a translator, which Sherrie Eldridge becomes in her new book.<ul>
<li>Read real-life accounts from 100 adoptive parents who "get it"</li>
<li>Learn how to speak your child's "heart language" fluently (different than yours)</li>
<li>Soak in the words of love from your child from infancy to adulthood--if you're having a difficult time, you can look ahead and know it won't always hurt as much</li>
<li>Give as a gift to new or veteran adoptive parents</li>
</ul>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.

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed..Discover the Unique Need of Your Adopted Child and Become the Best Parent You Can

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Eldridge, Sherrie

Psychology & Counseling

Random House Publishing Group

"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.

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

Delta

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.

Under His Wings: Truths to Heal Adopted, Orphaned, and Waiting Children's Hearts

Parenting & Relationships

Miller, Beth Willis

Rockwell, Vicky

Adoption

Jewel Among Jewels Resources

Twenty Things Adoptive Kids Wish devotional gives adoptive families encouragement as they seek God to work through the emotions unique to their family. Daily 365 inspiring devotions are filled with Scripture and authentic insight into the heart of adopted children. Powerful prayer prompts help you navigate through difficult topics such as rejection, the missing faces in their lives, and much more. As you pray together through these tough topics, you will become the greatest prayer warrior for your adopted child and God will knit your hearts together in His love.

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish: A Daily Devotional for Adoptive and Birth Parents

New Hope Publishers

People who have been adopted grow up with many similar questions, thoughts, challenges, and choices, such as, "Does my birth mother ever think about me?" and "What is my real worth? Was I a mistake?" More than 70 adoptees discuss these and other adoption issues and try to arrive at answers.

Questions Adoptees Are Asking: ...about beginnings...about birth family...about searching...about finding peace

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

NAVPRESS *

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.\nBook Description\nUplifting picture book about an adopted child who realises that her fingerprints give her a special connection to her birth parents

Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

As an adoptee, do you have mixed feelings about your adoption? 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.

20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make, Second Edition

Heart-warming and playful, Forever Fingerprints shows how adoptive parents can use a common occurrence--a relative's pregnancy--as a springboard for discussions about birth parents. Lucie is excited to feel a baby moving in her Aunt Grace's tummy but it makes her think about her adoption story in a different way. The tools offered in this book help adoptive parents assist their children in creating a unique connection to them and her birth parents. By helping their daughter feel safe to share upsetting feelings, they reinforce their love for her while honoring her past. This book is ideal for adopted children aged 4-8.

Reference

Ever wonder how to “talk adoption” with your adopted or foster child? Rest assured… you’re not alone! Your heart breaks when considering the pre-adoption trauma your child endured. Should you encourage your child to talk about it? The good news is that you don’t have to figure it all out. Let Little Branch lead you and your child into the complexities of adoption through his own story. As he shares his grief, loss, and joy, your child will identify and find new freedom to do the same when talking adoption with you. 
Reviews: 
"Little Branch Gets Adopted perfectly combines the validation of adoptee grief with the hope and comfort of unconditional parental love. An open-hearted and generous story, it will touch you deeply. Definitely, one to add to your family’s library! - Carrie Goldman, Author/Speaker, Host of Portrait of an Adoption 
"Sherrie beautifully captures the foster and adoptive journey in this stunning book. Her words resonate deeply with me as an adoptive mom. My 10-year-old son sat beside me as I read it and he felt that the character, Little Branch, was telling his story. Sherrie paints a picture of adoption that includes feelings of loss, love, heartbreak, and healing. This book will prompt empowering connection and conversation with adoptees and deeper understanding for parents. Every foster and adoptive family should own this book!" - Kristin Berry, Co-founder of confessionsofanadoptiveparent.com

Little Branch Gets Adopted

Marcinson Press

Veinte cosas que los hijos adoptados desearían que sus padres adoptivos supiesen (Spanish Edition)

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20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed..Discover the Unique Need of Your Adopted Child and Become the Best Parent You Can

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

Under His Wings: Truths to Heal Adopted, Orphaned, and Waiting Children's Hearts

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish: A Daily Devotional for Adoptive and Birth Parents

Questions Adoptees Are Asking: ...about beginnings...about birth family...about searching...about finding peace

Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children

20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make, Second Edition

Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children

Little Branch Gets Adopted

Veinte cosas que los hijos adoptados desearían que sus padres adoptivos supiesen (Spanish Edition)