Adoption Education

Online Articles & Resources:

• The Archibald Project: Empowering you to care for orphaned and vulnerable children. They have articles, resources and a podcast. They are an extremely trusted resource.

• Foster Care Information: The Archibald Project has compiled some great resources on foster care if you are interested in that.

• NCFA (National Council for Adoption) – Education & Resources

• IRS – Adoption Tax Credit

• CHLSS ( Children’s Home Society) – Free Educational Webinars

• Adoption & Beyond – Online Resources, Blogs & Webinars

• Hope That Binds – Online Resources & Information

Book Recommendations – see links:

• Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families: Guiding prospective parents through four distinct phases of thinking about adoption

• The Primal Wound

• Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow

• The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family

• The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment

• 20 things adopted kids wish their adoptive parents knew

• Honestly Adoption: Answers to 101 Questions About Adoption and Foster Care

• Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self

• Adoption Is a Family Affair! What Relatives and Friends Must Know

• The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

• You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption

• Reclaim Compassion: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith

Podcasts:

• The Archibald Project: We can’t recommend them enough. They always hit the nail on the head, aren’t afraid to talk about hard things, and are a trusted resource.

• Adoptees On: The podcast where adoptees discuss the adoption experience

• The Resilient Caregiver Podcast: Sharing open and honest perspectives from the journey of foster, adoptive, and special needs parenting.

• Adopted. Now What?: A podcast for those who want to redefine what it means to be adopted, one chat at a time.

• Adoption: The Making of Me – Two adult adoptees delve into all things adoption

• Who Am I Really?: Adoptee Stories – steers people through the adoption experience with compassion, curiosity, empathy, and understanding

• Unraveling Adoption: A safe space to delve into adoption’s complexities together