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Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
Proper attachment is the most fundamental issue in a successful adoption, but what exactly does the term mean? Attaching in Adoption answers that question thoroughly, and it provides solutions to a variety of specific attachment problems. Along with technical explanations of challenges such as self-esteem, childhood ...
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Stuart and the Stouts (Stuart Little)
My name is Stuart Little. I am a mouse who was adopted from an orphanage by a wonderful family named the Littles. But just when I think I've found a real home, trouble arrives on my new doorstep -- the Stouts. Read my exciting story to find out if trouble is here to stay....
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Behavioral Indicators as Attachment Difficulties: The Case of Romanian Adopted Children
In the last few decades, children adopted fromRomania, some of whom were institutionalized, havebeen touted as examples of how deprivation can affectattachment. Attachment Theory has often beenutilized to explain difficult behaviors. However,measuring attachment has often proven to bechallenging, as most measures have been developed foryoung children. This study presents the findings of...
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Dark Angel (Maplecreek Amish Trilogy #3)
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorA dark secret hides in the heart of Maplecreek's Amish community . . . One morning Leah Kurtz goes to wake her adopted infant daughter and instantly knows something is terribly wrong. Convinced that her baby has been switched with another child, and afraid that no one will believe her,...
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Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of Foster and Adopted Children; A Guide for Parents and Practitioners
As a group, foster and adopted children are at greater risk for developing mental health problems than are other youth. Trauma, abuse, neglect, loss, and abandonment can result in numerous psychological problems, and thus we see elevated rates of mental health diagnoses being assigned to these kids and teens. This typically includes ADHD, posttraumatic stress disorder,...
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