Adoptive Parent Resources & Support

Adoptive Parent Resources and Support

We have reviewed a number of resources related to pregnancy and adoption and consider these some of the best we are aware of. Click here to view these and other resources on our Pinterest board. Pinterest

Books About Adoption

Adopting After Infertility by Patricia Irwin Johnston
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family by Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross, Wendy Lyons Sunshine
How It Feels to Be Adopted by Jill Kremnetz
Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self by David Brodzinsky, PhD, Marshal Schechter, and R. Henig
Are Those Kids Yours? By Cheri Register
Inside Transracial Adoption by Beth Hall and Gail Steinberg
Raising Black Children: Two Leading Psychiatrists Confront the Educational, Social, and Emotional Problems Facing Black Children by James Comer and Alvin Poussaint
Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families by April Martin
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins Best, EdD
Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow by Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky

Online Resources

Adoption Learning Partners: The Cradle’s online education resource offering e-learning courses and webinars
Adoption.com
AdoptiveFamilies.com: Subscribe to stay current on the latest topics in the field of adoption
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Fact sheets and articles about adoption
Rainbow Kids
U.S. State Department: The foremost website on international adoption
RESOLVE of Illinois, Inc.: Nonprofit national infertility advocacy organization
JCFS Chicago: Adoption and infertility programs for diverse Jewish parents and families
The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA): An organization of nearly 500 highly vetted attorneys dedicated to adoption and assisted reproduction law

Financial Resources for Adoption