Arms, Suzanne. To Love and Let Go, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.
Arms, Suzanne. A Handful of Hope, Berkley: Celestial Arts, 1990.
Eldridge, Sherrie. Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents
Knew, New York: Dell Publishing, 1999.
Sherrie Eldridge, who is adopted herself, writes eloquently
about the loss, the fear, and the hope that all adopted children experience
as they struggle to understand the strong emotions related to their adoptions.
She helps parents understand the complexity and enormity of the loss that adopted
children feel, and educates us with respect to their grief, their fear of rejection,
their anger and their special needs. Through this book we learn to help our
children honour and celebrate their connections to us as well as their connections
to their birth families, so that they can integrate all of the unique elements
of their identity.
Melina, Lois R. The Open Adoption Experience, New York: HarperCollins,
1993.
This is a complete guide for adoptive and birth
families as they make the decision to pursue open adoption through the child's
growing years. It is an excellent book that helps adoptive and birth
parents know what to expect as their relationship unfolds.
Melina, Lois R. Raising Adopted Children, New York: HarperCollins, 1998.
Topics include racial and ethnic identity in trans-racial
adoptions, attachment disorder, prenatal drug exposure, open adoption plus several
other important issues.
Pavao, Joyce Maguire. The Family of Adoption, Boston: Beacon Press,
1998.
Dr. Pavao explores developmental issues for children who
are adopted as well as a range of adoption issues that affect birth
and adoptive parents. An excellent educational and informative resource.
Rappaport, Bruce. The Open Adoption Book, New York: MacMillan, 1992.
Rosenberg, Elinor. The Adoption Life Cycle, The Free Press, 1992.
Silber, Kathleen and Phylis Speedlin. Dear Birthmother, San Antonio:
Corona, 1983.
Silber, Kathleen and Patricia Martinez Dorner. Children of Open Adoption,
San Antonio: Corona, 1989.
Silber, Kathleen and Debra Parelskin. My Special Family, Taylor, 1995.
My Special Family is a great
aid in introducing and discussing open adoption in a natural manner. This will
become your child's own story because of the personalization sections. You can
include pictures of your child, your family and pictures of the birth family
(or their physical description), as well as describe your own adoption experience.
The best story in the whole world to any child is their own story, and this
book promises to be a valuable addition to your child's personal library.
Many of these books can be purchased through Calgary's licensed
Adoption Agencies.
Videos
To Love and Let Go
Available for viewing at Louise Dean School, (403) 777-7635.
Open Adoption: The Experts Speak Out
Available
for loan through Adoption Options
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