Library Assets

Adoption is how you came to be a family- not a parenting style. Be the parent you are meant to be- the parent your child needs you to be, today. […]

Adult adoptee and family therapist Katie Naftzger shares her personal and professional wisdom in this guide to help adoptive parents remain a calm parental influence in the midst of stormy […]

Building the Bonds of Attachment is the second edition of a critically and professionally acclaimed book for social workers, therapists, and parents who strive to assist children with reactive attachment […]

Ages 4-7 Enhanced with bold illustrations, this book discourages hitting and physical violence through repetitive phrases and easy-to-read text, while demonstrating the many other fun things for which hands can […]

Helping Angry Children Angry children can be the bane of their parents’ existence and their teacher’s worst nightmare. They can be defiant, aggressive and perpetually unhappy. The reasons for their […]

“Children and Adolescents in Trauma” presents a variety of creative approaches to working with young people in residential children’s homes, secure or psychiatric units, and special schools. The contributors describe […]

Ruthie Tepper wants to make people laugh – to be a star on her own TV show. She wants to write stories as wonderful as the ones she reads in […]

With compassion for adopted individuals and adoptive and birth parents alike, Adam Pertman explores the history and human impact of adoption, explodes the corrosive myths surrounding it, and tells compelling […]

The exploding popularity of open adoption today underscores what adopting parents, birthparents, and many adoption experts now maintain: Open adoption is the healthiest, most humane, and fastest method available. It’s […]

Human relationships affect individuals on a deep level, and present new challenges every day. All parents can benefit from this collection of stories, poems, inspiration, affirmation, and advice for and […]