Recommended Reading

We hope that these titles help you to narrow your search for reading on the topics of adoption and adoptive parenting:

• "The Connected Child" – Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross, & Wendy L. Sunshine
   
• "Attaching in Adoption" – Deborah Gray
   
• "With Eyes Wide Open: A Workbook for Parents Adopting International Children" - Margi Miller and Nancy Ward
   
• "Before You Were Mine" – Susan TeBos & Carissa Woodwyk
   
• "Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Needs Kids" - Gregory C. Keck, PhD & Regina M. Kupecky, LSW
   
• "Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow" – Gregory C. Keck, PhD & Regina M. Kupecky, LSW
   
• "Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding and Appreciating Their Journeys" - Gregory C. Keck & L.G. Mansfield
   
• "Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive & Foster Families" – J. Schooler, B.K. Smalley, T.J. Callahan
   
• "Parenting from the Inside Out" – D. Siegel & M. Hartzell
   
• "Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience After Neglect & Trauma" – Deborah Gray
   
• "The Out-of-Sync Child "– Carol Kranowitz
   
• "The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorders" – Carol Kranowitz

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