Resources and Education
BELOW ARE SOME RESOURCES TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE YOUR JOURNEY.
Whether you are exploring adoption, considering embryo adoption, growing your family, or seeking support during an unplanned pregnancy, access to reliable information is important.
Helpful Resources
Adoption
adoption funding opportunities
Below is a helpful Q&A session with adoptees about their experiences:
Informative Articles
Featured ARTICLEs:
Domestic Adoption
Early adoption disclosure
Trauma
Recommended Readings
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family by Karyn B. Purvis , David R. Cross, and Wendy Lyons Sunshine
The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole by Lori Holden
Twenty Things Adoptive Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge
In On It: What Adoptive Parents Would Like You To Know About Adoption by Elisabeth O’Toole
While We Wait: Spiritual and Practical Advice for Those Trying to Adopt by Heidi Schlumpf
Labor of The Heart: A Parent’s Guide to Decisions and Emotion in Adoption by Kathleen L. Whitten
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
The Primal Wound, Understanding the Adopted Child by Nancy Newton Verrier
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