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 Unfinished Masterpiece, Chosen...Loved....Adopted By Ginney K. Duffey, Ph.D and Janice Butya Zarzeczny, M.Ed.
This is a new book written by two IAG adoptive parents. The book serves as a practical, insightful, and spiritual guide for both adoptive parents and those considering the possibility of adoption. The authors write that "The ultimate goal of our book is to promote adoption of children of all races, creeds and colors both in the United States and throughout the world, for the right reasons." Some examples of the chapter headings are "Unfinished Masterpiece...A Child is Born (And Now What?)" and "Raising an Unspoiled Masterpiece" to "This Child is Mine...and I Am Theirs." The authors tell their own adoption stories with sensitivity and humor (and lots of pictures!) But the book goes well beyond a personal adoption journal. The authors offer practical information and advice covering the decision to adopt all the way to parenting the "adopted" child. And finally both women make the emphatic point that, in adoption it is we the parents who have chosen to make a commitment to their child and they want to prepare prospective adoptive parents for all the highs and lows that this kind of commitment entails!
The book can be purchased for $12.00 + tax ($12.84) and can be purchased directly from the authors at: ZarDuff, LLC, P.O. Box 273, Wexford, PA 15090. information can be obtained via: gkduffey@comcast.net
- With Eyes Wide Open: A Workbook for Parents Adopting International Children Over Age One by Margi Miller, MA and Nancy Ward, MA, LICSW (Children's Home Society of Minnesota, 1996).
This workbook will help you prepare for the special challenges and unique rewards of adopting a child with painful life experiences.
With eyes wide open is no longer available in print. You may be able to find a used copy on amazon.com. However there is an interactive version available on-line: http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org. There is a fee for the program and those who complete the online course are provided with a certificate of completion
- Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best (Perspectives Press, 1997).
This book covers all aspects of adopting and parenting a child between the ages of one and three years: making an informed decision whether or not to adopt; preparation and education; forming attachments; behavior management; and more.
- Real Parents, Real Children by Holly van Gulden and Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb (Crossroads, 1993).
An indispensable resource for understanding how adopted children, from birth to adolescence, think about, understand, and experience adoption. This book is meant to be read again and again throughout your child's life.
- Raising Adopted Children: Practical, Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent (Rev.Ed.) by Louis Ruskai Melina (HarperCollins, 1998).
A long-standing classic in the field is updated with a new section on international adoption. A comprehensive guide to the special issues of parenting adopted children.
- The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz (Perigee Books, 1998).
Perhaps the most comprehensive, comprehensible, and useful guide to sensory integration ever written for parents.
- Building the Bonds of Attachment: Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children by Daniel A. Hughes (Jason Aronson, 1998).
This book thoroughly discusses attachment disorder within the context of following a little girl, "Katie," from birth to adolescence. It deals with a complex subject in an easily understandable manner.
- Talking with Young Children About Adoption by Mary Watkins and Susan Fisher (Yale University Press, 1995).
Discussing adoption with your child is a lifelong process that changes as your child grows and develops. This book explains what to expect and how to handle questions (including your child's unasked questions) at each stage of his/her development.
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