SonshineLearner Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) Hey There! My friends are adopting;the 2 girls are younger than 6. I'm looking for not too scary book suggestions for bonding, keeping them away from too many people for however long.... Doesn't sound like any talk of RAD but I wanted good suggestions for what they should do... and read... to cement the "family". I asked if they'd like suggestions... and they said yes. No bio parents or family to deal of... parents died... and no family heard of .. yet ... at least.... Thanks!:bigear: Edited January 22, 2011 by NayfiesMama PS, They are planning to put the girls in school... so.... that's fine... just wanted to note that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmama Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 My adoption experience was with an infant. However, I have heard great things about these books: Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best. The Connected Child by Karyn Brand Purvis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I don't know the title but there are some great books about creating Lifebooks which I think would really benefit an older adoption like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 http://www.tapestrybooks.com/categories.asp?cID=114 is a good place to begin. THe first 2 books listed are favorites of mine. Takes time to look around the website. They have an excellent selection of books for adults and children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Choco-Paperstar-Keiko-Kasza/dp/0698113640 Lovely children's book about a little bird who wants a mother, but the other animals he approaches say they can't be his mother because they don't have striped feet or yellow feathers or whatever like him. Mrs. Bear finds him crying and asks, "If you had a mother, what would she do?" And Choco answers that she would sign and dance with him, so she does. Then Mrs. Bear asks if she can be his mother. He goes home to his new mother, whose other children are an alligator and a pig, "And Choco is very glad that his new mother looks just the way she does." It is a beautiful story about how acting like a family makes us a family. Terri (who wishes she looked even one tiny bit like her beautiful adopted daughter) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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