ADOPTION LINKS
Adoptive Families- Focus on the Family’s website for adoptive parents
Attachment & Trauma Network – List of therapists who work with children with trauma or attachment issues.
Ethio-American Family Services - Educational resources, a course you can take to learn about Ethiopian culture, financial assistance options, Ethiopian cuisine, “What does my child’s name mean?” and much more.
The Africa Guide – Ethiopia – Information about the people and culture of Ethiopa.
ETHIOPIA LINKS
US State Department – Ethiopia Consular Information Sheet
Travel Document Systems Visa Requirements for traveling to Ethiopia
Nazret.com – largest Ethiopian News and Information Service online.
All Africa - Another news site with interesting links for books on Ethiopia.
World Time Server. The current time and weather conditions in Ethiopia.
ADOPTION/ORPHAN MINISTRY
Christian Alliance for Orphans Resource Library Search for a wide range of quality resources to help you grow effective, Christ-honoring adoption, foster care and global orphan ministry.
I Care About Orphans Focus on the Family’s website for adoption resources, post-adoption support and orphan ministry.
HAIR CARE
Hair With Purpose Cornrows, twists, braids and more styles for African hair, as well as product reviews for natural hair.
Kurly T-spot A beginner shares her tips for African toddler hair styling and care.
Chocolate Hair/Vanilla Care Natural hair care, transracial adoption and everything in between.
Hair Care Videos. Helpful videos on caring for and styling African hair. (Scroll to bottom of page to section titled ‘Keeping It Real’ and click on hair care videos.)
RECOMMENDED READING
ATTACHMENT/BONDING
The Connected Child
by Dr. Karyn Purvis, David Cross & Wendy Sunshine (Study guide available for download at: Empowered to Connect )
When Love is Not Enough – A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD – Reactive Attachment Disorder
by Nancy L. Thomas
Learning the Dance of Attachment
by Holly VanGulden (To order, call 715-386-5550, e-mail wisconsinoffice@crossroadsadoption.com)
ORPHAN/ADOPTION MINISTRY
Fields of the Fatherless by C. Thomas Davis
CULTURAL/TRANSRACIAL ISSUES
Inside Transracial Adoption by Gail Steinberg and Beth Hall
GRIEF & LOSS
The Connected Child by Dr. Karyn Purvis
Parenting The Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow by Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky
Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting The Adopted Child by Holly van Gulden and Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb .
Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss by Claudia Jewett Jarratt
Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience After Neglect and Trauma by Deborah D. Gray
SPECIAL NEEDS/HIV+ADOPTION
Children Affected by HIV/AIDS: Compassionate Care by Phyllis Kilbourn
Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Need Kids by Gregory Keck & Regina Kupecky
TRANSRACIAL ISSUES
Inside Transracial Adoption by Gail Steinberg and Beth Hall
BABY/TODDLER ADOPTION
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins Best
OLDER CHILD ADOPTION
Parenting Adopted Adolescents by Gregory Keck
Parenting Your Adopted Older Child by Brenda McCreight, PhD
GENERAL ADOPTIVE PARENTING
Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child by Patty Cogen
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge
After the Dream Comes True by Michelle Gardner
The Post-Adoption Blues – Overcoming the Unforeseen Challenges of Adoption by Foli and Thompson
The Whole Life Adoption Book – Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family by Jayne Schooler
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Forever, Jewel by Kate Hannula
Happy Adoption Day by John McCutcheon (for ages 2-6)
E is for Ethiopia by Lori Prodan and Keith Holmes
I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak
I Wished for You – An Adoption Story by Marianne Richmond
All About Adoption by Marc Nemiroff (for ages 4-12)
Horace by Holly Keller (for ages 2-8)
The Mulberry Bird by Anne Braff Brodzinsky (for ages 4-12)
FOR SIBLINGS OF ADOPTED KIDS (ages 3-10)
The New Barker in the House by Tomie dePaola
Is That Your Sister? A True Story of Adoption by Catherine Bunin
Waiting for May by Janet Stoeke
Seeds of Love – For Brothers and Sisters of International Adoption by Mary Petertyl
Things Little Kids Need to Know by Susan Uhlig
A Sister for Matthew by Pamela Kennedy