Adoption Resources
A-Parents-Vietnam – A Yahoo e-mail list service for those planning to or who have adopted from Vietnam.
Adopt America Network - An exchange that matches families with children who have special needs.
Adoptive Families - Adoptive Families Magazine is an excellent publication and online resource.
Adoptive Parents of Vietnam - Includes a mailing list, cultural information, family adoption experiences, special needs section, and book reviews.
Adoption Tax Credit - Read the IRS Instructions for Form 8839 (Qualified Adoption Expenses) to determine your Adoption Tax Credit (in 2005) for up to $10,630!
Adoption Travel - Site that provides helpful information regarding traveling when adopting.
Asia For Kids catalog - Call 1-800-765-5885 for books, tapes, toys with Asian themes.
Center For Disease Control (CDC) - Health recommendations for traveling families.
Eastern European Adoption Coalition Inc. - For families adopting from Eastern Europe. This is an excellent and informative site for families adopting from Eastern Europe.
Families with Children From China - A national support organization with local chapters.
Families With Children From Vietnam - An excellent site. Information regarding the adoption process, culture, travel, family stories, and books.
Families for Russian And Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA) - An excellent resource for families who have adopted from Eastern Europe.
Fertility Thoughts - A resource for families who have experienced infertility.
International Adoption Clinic at Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA - For all questions, consultations, evaluations and treatment of developmental, nutritional, or medical issues on children adopted internationally. A wonderful local resource! Contact Dr. Laurie Miller, Director at (617) 636-8121.
Joint Council on International Children's Services - the oldest and largest affiliation of licensed, non-profit international adoption organizations in the world. Membership includes adoption agencies, child welfare organizations, parent support groups and medical specialists with an interest in intercountry adoption.
North American Council on Adoptable Children - An excellent adoption resource.
ODS Adoption Community of New England, Inc - 1750 Washington Street, Holliston, MA 01746-2234, Joan L. Clark, Executive Director, 508-429-4260 (800.93 ADOPT), Fax 508-429-2261, info@odsacone.org.
Rainbow Kids - General information on international adoption, family stories and shopping.
Tapestry Books - Adoption and infertility books. Great selection of kid's books as well as titles for parents at any stage of the adoption process. Catalogs: 1-800-765-2367 or visit their web site.
Things Asian - Includes information on culture and travel tips for Asian countries.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) - Download forms, get updated fees, and detailed information on filing forms.
Lutheran Resources
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (formerly Lutheran Brotherhood)
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Lutheran Social Services of New England
Lutherans Online - A place for all Lutherans on the Web. The free service which includes: genealogy, recipes, greeting cards, marketplace, chats, classifieds, message boards, and free websites!
Recommended Reading
*Best, Mary Hopkins. Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft, 1997.
Brodinski, David; Achechter, Marshall; Henig, Robin.
Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self, 1992.
Dorow, Sara. When You Were Born in China (A Memory Book for children adopted from China), 1996.
Eldridge, Sherri. Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew, 1999.
Eshleman, Lark. Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments with Your Adopted Child, 2004.
Fahlberg, Vera. A Child's Journey Through Placement, 1991 Gilman, Lois. Adoption Resource Book, 1993.
*Gray, Deborah. Attaching in Adoption, 2003.
Hughes, Daniel. Building the Bonds of Attachment, 1998.
Jewett-Jarratt, Claudia. Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss, 1994.
*Koh, Frances M.. Adopted from Asia: How it Feels to Grow Up in America, 1993. Melina, Lois. Raising Adopted Children, 1986.
Melina, Lois. Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent’s Guide, 1989.
Register, Cheri. Are Those Kids Yours?, 1991.
Russell, Marlou. Adoption Wisdom: A Guide to the Issues and Feelings of Adoption, 2000.
*Steinberg, Gail and Hall, Beth. Inside Transracial Adoption, 2000.
Van Gulden, Holly. Real Parents, Real Children, 1997.
FOR OLDER CHILDREN
Cline, Foster. Parenting with Love and Logic, Revised 2006.
Eldridge, Sherri. Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish their Adoptive Parents Knew, 1999.
Eshleman, Lark. Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments with Your Adopted Child, 2004.
Fahlberg, Vera. A Child's Journey Through Placement, 1991.
*Hughes, Daniel. Building the Bonds of Attachment, 1998. Gray, Deborah. Attaching in Adoption, 2003.
*Jewett-Jarratt, Claudia. Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss, 1994.
Jewett-Jarratt, Claudia. Adopting the Older Child, 1978.
Keck, Gregory and Regina Kupecky. Adopting the Hurt Child, 1995.
*Keck, Gregory and Regina Kupecky. Parenting the Hurt Child, 2002.
Kranowitz, Carol. The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, Revised, 2006.
Thomas, Nancy. When Love is Not Enough, 1997.
*Van Gulden, Holly. Real Parents, Real Children, 1997.
SOURCES FOR ADOPTION-RELATED BOOKS
Tapestry Books, www.tapestrybooks.com 1800-765-2367
Pact Book Source, Pact, An Adoption Alliance, www.pactadopt.org
Perspectives Press, www.perspectivespress.com