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Are you ready to embark on an extraordinary journey of love, growth, and understanding? Embracing the Spectrum: A Foster Parent's Guide to Nurturing Children with Autism is your compass in the beautiful, complex world of fostering children on the autism spectrum. This isn't just a book–it's a lifeline, a treasure trove of wisdom, and your personal roadmap to creating a nurturing, empowering environment for your foster child with autism.

Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12-year-old girl with a deeply shocking secret she’s too young to even understand. When Casey first meets Kiera, a small slight girl who’s just lashed out at a fellow pupil in assembly, she...

The Whole Brain Parent weaves heartfelt stories with practical wisdom, showing how attunement, co-regulation, and consistent routines literally reshape developing brains. You'll discover how to interpret behaviors as communication, create sensory-supportive spaces, and develop regulation strategies that transform daily struggles into growth opportunities.

Are you ready to change a child's life – and your own? "The Foster Care Challenge" is your comprehensive guide to navigating the rewarding yet complex world of foster care. Written by Juan Rodriguez Aceves, a seasoned foster parent with over a decade of experience and more than 100 children welcomed into his home, this book offers unparalleled insights into the realities of fostering.

Read by the author. Find the fearless faith you've been longing for when you learn to let go of expectations and embrace your deepest convictions. Join adoptive mom, Army wife, and influencer Kendall Mariah as she shows you how embracing the uncomfortable friction that comes with leaning into...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects up to 1 in 20 people, and is particularly prevalent among young people in the adoption and fostering system. As a hidden brain injury, FASD can manifest in ways that often lead to challenging behaviors, which can feel overwhelming for caregivers...

Adoptiert zu sein ist nicht immer leicht. Oft ist das Leben voller Schwierigkeiten und Herausforderungen, für die es keine nachhaltigen Lösungen zu geben scheint. Adoption ist Not und Tugend zugleich, wenn man bereit ist, den tieferen Sinn dahinter zu erkennen. Ist es nicht ein erstrebenswertes Ziel, emotional frei von seiner Geschichte zu werden, mit der Vergangenheit einen friedvollen Umgang zu finden und glücklich zu sein?

Every foster child carries within them the seeds of greatness, but traditional approaches to teaching responsibility often miss the mark. If you've ever wondered why typical parenting methods don't work with children who've experienced trauma, you're not alone. The truth is that foster children need something different—something that honors their journey while building their future. The Character Code reveals a revolutionary approach that has transformed countless lives.

Every child with a trauma history deserves a parent who understands that their challenging behaviors are desperate communications, not defiance. If you've mastered the foundational skills from Volume One but still find yourself struggling with aggression, defiance, daily living battles, and complex trauma responses, this book holds the missing pieces to your family's healing puzzle.

In Just Another Slice, nine-year-old Sarah Bailey tries to survive in a family full of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse while at the same time trying to protect her younger brother Curtis. Sarah learns that asking for Just Another Slice of toast is not the only thing in her life she will be denied. Yet, in a world full of cruelty, she finds kindness and happiness in the most unsuspecting people, places, and things.

Fifty-something Kathleen used 23andme to identify her biological mother, who is rumored to have a child with a priest. Kathleen believes that her father is Angie's great-uncle Ed, a beloved monsignor. Couldn't it be one of the other seven priests in the family? Despite initial reluctance, she is drawn full force into the mystery. Angie visits archives around Wisconsin, creating dossiers on the potential priest fathers. Kathleen discovers articles online with tantalizing clues hidden in plain sight.

Angelina Moehlmann invites listeners to journey with her on a raw and emotional path to motherhood through adoption. Faced with the challenges of infertility, unexpected setbacks, and the overwhelming uncertainty of the adoption process, Angelina never gave up on her dream of becoming a mother. In this heartwarming memoir, Angelina shares the struggles, tears, and ultimate triumph of her adoption story, capturing the moments that made her stronger along the way.

Long before you decided to adopt, long before your child was born, God planned to put your adopted child into your home. Your child is an amazing gift from God, but nurturing an adopted child also brings unique challenges. Understanding your adopted child from God's perspective will allow you to...

Open up this memory box to reveal one woman's memoir of forced adoption, loss and self-loathing. Locked away for years, these memories have now found their voice as Yvonne Tomlinson bravely shares Memory Boxes with the world. Through raw honesty and unwavering courage, Yvonne invites readers to explore the contents of her memory boxes, revealing the resilience and strength that have carried her through the darkest of times.

It was 1947 in Celina, Ohio, when Dr. Ralph Beare and his wife, Lou, childless and in their early forties, adopted a four-and-a-half-month-old orphan. “Janice” knew she was adopted, because her mommy read her a book about how the Beare's chose her out of a Home. "We chose you, but we love you as if you were our own." However, her mother never seemed to forget she was adopted, especially on Mother’s Day, when she couldn’t look at Janice without crying.

Hoy conozco la importancia de ser sincera conmigo misma y de seguir los dictados del corazón. Cuando yo tomé la decisión de buscar ami madre biológica, ya nada podía detenerme. La meta estaba definida y trabajé para llegar a ella. «Con valentía Carolina entrega su historia. Nos cuenta...

After a life in care, with both good and bad experiences of the system, Hope knows all too well what the risks are for children in care as they approach adolescence. Lacking any sense of self-worth or belonging, children in care are often dismissed by the authorities as impossible to manage and...

El deseo más grande del mundo habla a las mujeres que tienen el deseo de ser madres y no podemos o no pueden. También es la historia, contada en primera persona, de la autora y de otras nueve mujeres que proyectan embarazos que no llegan o que se detienen, entre esperas dilatadas, tratamientos...

A searching, eloquent memoir about the joys and hardships of open adoption. God and Jetfire is a mother's account of her decision to surrender her son in an open adoption and of their relationship over the twelve years that follow. Facing an unplanned pregnancy at twenty-two, Amy Seek and her ex-boyfriend begin an exhaustive search for a family to raise their child. They sift through hundreds of "Dear Birth Mother" letters, craft an extensive questionnaire, and interview numerous potential couples.

I was four months old when I was adopted, taken from an orphanage and placed into what was supposed to be a loving family. But love had conditions. Survival had rules. And silence was the price of staying. By sixteen, I had already learned how to disappear—into alcohol, into drugs, into the arms of men who didn’t care if I made it out alive. By eighteen, I was a mother, barely keeping my head above water, raising a child while still a child myself. When I got pregnant again at twenty-one, I knew one thing for sure: I wasn’t going to drag another innocent life into my chaos.