Parenting Guides for Foster/Adopt Families
"The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family" by Karyn Purvis, David Cross and Wendy Sunshine
"Building a Home Within: Meeting the Emotional Needs of Children and Youth in Foster Care" by Toni Vaughn Heineman and Diane Ehrensaft
"Success as a Foster Parent: Everything You Need to Know about Foster Care" by the National Foster Parent Association with Rachel Greene Baldino
"Walk a Mile in My Shoes: A Book About Biological Parents for Foster Parents and Social Workers" by Juldith Lee and Danielle Nisivoccia
"I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World" by Marguerite A. Wright
"Understanding Attachment and Attachment Disorders: Theory, Evidence and Practice" by Vivien Prior and Danya Gaser
"20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed" by Sherrie Eldridge
"The Unofficial Guide to Adopting a Child" by Andrea DellaVecchio
Personal Testimonies About Adoption
"The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir", by Victoria Rowell
"Adoption Means Love: Triumph of the Heart" by Michelle Madrid-Branch
Baby Care
"Touchpoints: Birth to Three" by T. Berry Brazelton, MD
"The Baby Book: Everything you need to know about your baby from birth to age two" by William Sears, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N.
"What to Expect the First Year" by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway
"Baby 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby's First Year" by Denise Fields and Ari Brown, M.D.
"73 Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep" by Ann Treistman
Food & Games for Babies
"The Baby Cookbook (rev. ed): Tasty and Nutritious Meals for the Whole Family that Babies and Toddlers Will Also Love" by Karin Knight and Jeannie Lumley
"Wonderplay: Games, Crafts & Creative Activities for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers" by Fretta Reitzes & Beth Teitelman
"125 Brain Games for Babies: Simple games to promote early brain development" by Jackie Silberg
To check out one of these titles, contact your social worker or e-mail us in the Angels office. Alternatively, most of these titles should also be available at your local bookstore, on Amazon.com, or through one of our favorite sources for adoption books, Tapestry Books.
I am new to the board of directors of Angels Foster Care this year. I became acquainted with Angels through my good friend and the founder of Angels, Meichelle Arntz. I am very enthusiastic about Angels' tremendous influence for good in the lives of children and families and I believe that a strong family bond betters the lives of each of the family members.
Social Worker Corner
