DISCLAIMER: Gladney does not recommend any of the professional resources; however, referral lists are provided by Gladney Family Association families who have used the services of these professionals.
On this page you will find resources relating to domestic adoption:
ADHD
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Link to ADHD Resources
Location: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder
Synopsis: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) is a national non-profit organization founded in 1987 in response to the frustration and sense of isolation experienced by parents and their children with AD/HD.
Link to ADHD Resources
Location: www.adhd.com
Synopsis: This website provides pointers on getting help for your child with ADHD. It gives great resources such as your rights, how to be a child's advocate, and educational resources.
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Attachment
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Books Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Title & Author: Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents, by Deborah Gray
Synopsis: Many adopted children come to their families at an older age. Their adoptive parents need help in understanding how prior experiences and changes in caregivers, culture, language, and more can create challenges for children trying to form attachments in their new families. This book provides advice about obtaining a proper diagnosis, building a caring professional team, using various approaches to parenting and teaching, and finding a therapist who is adequately informed, prepared, and experienced.
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Bipolar Disorder
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Link to Bipolar Disorder Resources
Location: www.adoption.com
Synopsis: This website describes what bipolar disorder is, the symptoms, and treatment options.
Link to Bipolar Disorder Resources
Location: National Institute of Mental Health
Synopsis: This site contains specific medical information about Bipolar Disorder.
Link to Bipolar Disorder Resources
Location: Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
Synopsis: The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation is a parent-led, not-for-profit, web-based membership organization of families raising children diagnosed with, or at risk for, early-onset bipolar disorder. This website is informative and helpful in providing signs of biopolar disorder in your child or adolescent. The websites provides information on finding a physician, therapeutic parenting, and ways to help your child in a school environment.
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Breastfeeding
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Books Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Title & Author: Breastfeeding the Adopted Baby, by Debra Stewart Peterson
Synopsis: BREASTFEEDING THE ADOPTED BABY gives you all the practical information and emotional support that you need. After reading this book, you will feel informed and confident with your decision to breastfeed your baby.
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Depression
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Articles Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Title: After Placement
Location: Gladney E-News
Synopsis: I know we all have heard about Post Partum Depression, but what about Post Placement Depression? Post Placement Depression is common for families to experience after placement.
Link to Depression Resources
Location: www.adoption.com
Synopsis: This link provides information about childhood depressive disorders, common symptoms, how to diagnose, treatment, medication, and advice to parents.
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Drug and Alcohol Exposure
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Articles Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Subject:Prenatal Drug and Alcohol Exposure
Title: Considerations for Prospective Adoptive Parents on Prenatal Drug and Alcohol Exposure
Location: Gladney E-News
Synopsis: When you are considering the birth parent backgrounds that you are open to accept in the adoption process, it may help to be aware of some of the research findings which apply to infants who have been prenatally exposed to drugs or alcohol.
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Local Resource Information
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Subject: Local Medical Resources
Description: Gladney Family Association Referrals
Synopsis: Gladney Family Association provides names of local professional resources for specific medical referrals. Please send an email to Gladney Family Association Referral requesting a referral in your area.
Subject: Local Educational Resources
Description: Gladney Family Association Referrals
Synopsis: Gladney Family Association provide names of local professional resources for specific educational referrals such as day cares, schools, tutors, SAT coaching. Please send an email to Gladney Family Association Referral requesting a referral in your area.
Subject: Local Psychological/Counseling Resources
Description: Gladney Family Association Referrals
Synopsis: Gladney Family Association provide names of local professional resources for psychological/counseling referrals. Please send an email to Gladney Family Association Referral requesting a referral in your area.
Subject: Other Referral Services
Description: Gladney Family Association Referrals
Synopsis: Gladney Family Association provide names of local services such as babysitters. Please send an email to Gladney Family Association Referral requesting a referral in your area.
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Open Adoption
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Books Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Title & Author: The Adoption Option Complete Handbook, Chris Adamec
Synopsis: This handbook gives you everything you need to adopt - and answers questions you might be afraid to ask. Details of a myriad of adoption resources available in the U.S., Canada, and abroad.
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Parenting
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Subject:The Awkward Questions
Title: Gracious Answers to Family and Friends Questions about our Adopted Children
Location: Gladney E-News
Synopsis: In the midst of the excitement of your family and friends rejoicing with you over your "match", remember that people ask questions without thinking and without ill intent. They are naturally curious and generally desire to be involved in your family's formation by adoption.
Link to Parenting Resources
Location: The Not So Perfect Parent
Synopsis: The pursuit of perfection only leads to frustration and serves as a wedge between you and your children. That said, we snuggle up to the concept of being a Not-so-Perfect parent and doing the best we can. Allow this website to be the forum through which we join together to share thoughts, stories, insights, advice and even frustrations.
Articles Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Title: Raising Confident Sons Who Have Respect for Others
Location: News Articles
Author Bio: Peggy Drexler, Ph.D., a research psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, is the author of “Raising Boys Without Men” (Rodale, 2005) and a former gender scholar at Stanford University. For more information visit www.peggydrexler.com.
Articles Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Title: Your Baby is Finally Here . . . . Now What?
Location: Gladney E-News
Synopsis: The wait is finally over – you are finally holding your baby in your arms. Like all parents, adoptive parents often find themselves wondering things like “Will I be able to love this baby? Will this baby love me? Will my baby bond with me? Can I love an adopted child?”
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Title: Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
Location: Gladney E-News
Synopsis: Here's the good news about siblings...there is NO way to be fully prepared for a new baby or child in your home! Life just isn't that simple! That's the good news, because it takes the stress off...especially for those of us who like to have everything done perfectly.
Articles Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Subject: Parenting
Title: Back to School: Tips for School Success
Location: Gladney's Bright Futures Newsletter
Synopsis: What can you do to ease your child's school days? How can you empower your child and his teacher? Do you tell the teacher that he is adopted? How do you handle adoption-related assignments? Should you help his teacher become more adoption friendly?
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Resources
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Subject:Cord Blood Preservation
Title: Cord Blood Preservation for Adopted Children: A Second Miracle
Location: Gladney E-News
Synopsis: As prospective adoptive parents of a new baby, you are probably filled with the excitement of preparation: decorating the nursery, baby-proofing the house, and purchasing those crucial items like diapers and strollers. One preparation step that you may be overlooking, however, is the decision to preserve the valuable medical resource that your baby will bring into the world: the blood from the umbilical cord.
Books Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Title & Author: Adoption in Schools: Resources for Parents and Teachers, by Lansing Wood and Nancy Ng
Synopsis: From tots to teens, school can often be a challenge for the adopted child. Sometimes it's "simply" a matter of educating the educators about adoption, diversity, inclusion, language, and special educational needs. Sometimes you need to go further and tackle deeply-held traditional practices and policies. Either way, this book will help you and your child's teachers make school a better place for your adopted child.
Books Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Title & Author: One Wonderful You, by Francie Portnoy
Synopsis: For an adopted child, forming a healthy identity requires incorporating two family legacies into his or her self-definition. ONE WONDERFUL YOU shows how the child is a blend of two families: the physical traits and many of the personality traits that come from the birth family plus the nurturing contributions from the adoptive family, combining to form a complete person. This is a positive, feel-good book for adopted children.
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Transracial Adoption
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Books Reviewed/Recommended by Gladney Staff & Clients
Title & Author: Inside Transracial Adoption, by Gail Steinberg and Beth Hall
Synopsis: The authors provide reactive, confident, pro-active, and provocative guidance both for prospective parents who are considering transracial adoption for the first time and also for those who are experienced veterans. This book offers direction for building close, loving, and very real families consisting of individuals who are proud and culturally competent members of differing races.
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This page last updated on March 11, 2008
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