Lesbian and Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents: Recruiting, Assessing and Supporting an Untapped resource for Children and Youth. Six to ten million children of lesbian, gay, and bisexual parents [...]
Being a teenager in today’s complex world is a difficult enough task, but adopted teens have an additional struggle: to discover their identity and a sense of belonging and place […]
Teens write about the violence that surrounds them. Violence is commonplace in many teens’ lives, whether from bullying, gangs, dating, or family relationships. Hear the experiences of [...]
Practical tools for today’s parents. This positive, but realistic book is an important resource for all adoptive families, at any stage of pre and post adoption. The focus on the […]
Bipolar disorder has recently been identified as one of the most misunderstood and underdiagnosed conditions affecting children – and is dramatically on the rise. This book gives parents [...]
Forgiveness has been found to be a pivotal process in helping clients resolve anger over past betrayals, relieve depression and anxiety, heal relationships, and restore peace of mind. In fact, [...]
This book presents critical information on how to understand and surmount the impact of loss, neglect, separation, and violence on children’s development, how to discover and foster [...]
Culls writings from the hearts of girls nationwide, of various races, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Ranging in age from twelve to eighteen, the voices here offer a provocative and [...]
The author shares firsthand stories from his years as a trauma therapist for children and families. Throughout his career he found he received as much as he gave, learned as […]
If you have been struggling with a child’s unpredictable emotions and the difficult, angry, impossible behavior they fuel, then “”moody’ probably sounds like an [...]