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Handbook on Thriving as an Adoptive Family
Real-Life Solutions to Common Challenges
David & Renee Sanford
Adoption is a high calling from God, and the Christian home is primary soil for planting seeds of faith. But how will post-adoption challenges affect this growth? Most agencies do not prepare you for unexpected challenges like an adopted child fighting with his new siblings, not wanting to be touched or showing signs of reactive attachment disorder (RAD). Packed with practical advice, ideas and resources, this distinctively Christian book is the only parenting resource that provides comprehensive, topical, Bible-based solutions for the inevitable challenges after adoption.
 NEW! Wrapping Around Adoptive Families
How to Provide Support to Those Called to Adopt
There are many different ways to minister to God's orphan children and to the adoptive families that have welcomed these children home. This booklet from Focus on the Family makes it clear that struggling adoptive families need their church families to support them during times of trials. While the suggestions in this booklet may not apply to all situations, they represent a general "cry of the heart" of adoptive families who welcomed home an emotionally wounded or struggling child. The goal is to provide practical guidance for churches seeking effective ways to support adoptive families.  
 The Connected Child
For Parents Who Have Welcomed Children
Karyn B. Purvis, Ph.D., David R. Cross, Ph.D., Wendy Lyons Sunshine
The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family—and addressing their special needs—requires care, consideration, and compassion. Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you:
- Build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child
- Effectively deal with any learning or behavioral disorders
- Discipline your child with love without making him or her feel threatened
Karyn B. Purvis, Ph.D., is director of Texas Christian University’s Institute of Child Development, which hosts the Adoption Project and its Hope Connection camp.
David R. Cross, Ph.D., is associate director of TCU’s Institute of Child Development and a professor in TCU’s psychology department.
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