Adoption Resource Center of Connecticut

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Glastonbury, CT 06033

(860) 657-2626

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Links    Last Updated: 11/15/2005 9:15:48 PM

Category	Link
General Information	Adoptingcom is a comprehensive web site and a terrific starting point for adoption information.
General Information	Adoptive Families of America publishes Adoptive Families magazine and Guide To Adoption. AFA has a bookstore catalog for parenting, adoption, special needs and multi-ethnic resources. 1-800-372-3300.
General Information	Born in Mommy's Heart Chinese Cultural Products Gifts from Asia and More
General Information	China Adoption Resource guide, everything you need to know about adopting from China
General Information	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse is a tremendous source of adoption information for parents, professionals and the general public. 1-888-251-0075.
General Information	Tapestry Books is a resource for adoption and infertility books. 1-800-765-2367
Domestic Adoption	National Adoption Center is a non-profit organization "working to expand adoption opportunities throughout the US for children of special needs and those from minority cultures.
Domestic Adoption	Open Adoption provides much thoughtful information for anyone considering domestic infant adoption.
International Adoption	Rainbow Kids is a monthly on-line international adoption publication.
International Adoption	International Adoption Information and Support by Country is part of the Adopting.com site and provides a comprehensive listing of country information and networks of support available to parents.
International Adoption	Chinese Language School Founded in 1980 by the Chinese Culture Center in Hartford, Connecticut, the Chinese Language School has long been recognized for its excellent programs in Chinese language and culture????y????????????????????????????Iu¤??
International Adoption	Joint Council on International Children's Services site has much current information and resources for those persons considering international adoption.
International Adoption	Red Thread Maps creates Chinese provincial orphanage location maps.
International Adoption	Chinese Adopted-Siblings Program at Yale was conceived in Spring 2002 as a community outreach program for families with adopted Chinese children in the Tri-State area.
International Adoption	The Kazakh Aul of the U.S., Assoc. for American & Kazakh Families is a nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the cultural needs of American families with children from Kazakhstan
Single Parent Adoption	Single-aparents is a mailing list for single men and women considering adoption, who have built their family through adoption or have experienced divorce or widowhood.
Single Parent Adoption	National Council for Single Adoptive Parents publishes the Handbook for Single Adoptive Parents.
Special Needs Adoption	Family Village is a comprehensive resource for information.
Special Needs Adoption	Internet Resource for Special Children is also a comprehensive resource for information regarding special needs of children.
Special Needs Adoption	National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a complete resource for information on Fetal Alcohola comprehensive resource for information regarding Cleft Lip and Palate.

Recommended Reading  Last Update: 7/22/2005 11:38:44 PM

Category	Book Title
Adoptive Parenting	Creating Ceremonies, Innovative Ways to Meet Adoption Challenges
Adoptive Parenting	Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss
Adoptive Parenting	Life Books, Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child
Adoptive Parenting	The Primal Wound, Understanding the Adopted Child
Adoptive Parenting	Raising Adopted Children, Practical Reassuring Advice
Adoptive Parenting	Real Parents, Real Children
Adoptive Parenting	Talking to Young Children About Adoption
Adoptive Parenting	This Is Me! Memories to Gather and Keep
Adoptive Parenting	Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
Adoptive Parenting	Wasn't Love Supposed to Be Enough?
Alternative Families	Adopting Alyosha, A Single Man Finds a Son in Russia
Alternative Families	Adopting on Your Own
Alternative Families	Families of Value, Gay & Lesbian Parents and Their Children Speak Out
Alternative Families	The Handbook for Single Adoptive Parents
Alternative Families	Lesbian and Gay Fostering and Adoption, Extraordinary Yet Ordinary
Books for Birthparents	The Gift Wrapped in Sorrow, A Mother's Quest for Healing
Books for Birthparents	Out of the Shadows, Birthfathers' Stories
Children's Books	All Kinds of Families
Children's Books	Amy Angel Goes Home
Children's Books	The Best Single Mom In The World
Children's Books	Horace
Children's Books	Is That Your Sister? A True Story of Adoption
Children's Books	A Koala for Katie
Children's Books	Mommy Far, Mommy Near
Children's Books	A Mother for Choco
Children's Books	The Mulberry Bird, An Adoption Story
Children's Books	Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born
Domestic Adoption	Dear Birthmother, Thank You For Our Baby
Domestic Adoption	The Open Adoption Experience
Domestic Adoption	The Spirit of Open Adoption
General Adoption	Adopting After Infertility
General Adoption	Adoption Nation
General Adoption	The Adoption Resource Book
General Adoption	The Family of Adoption
Growing Up Adopted	The Face In The Mirror
Growing Up Adopted	How It Feels To Be Adopted
Growing Up Adopted	Who Am I?
International Adoption	Adoption Across Borders
International Adoption	I Wish For You A Beautiful Life
International Adoption	The Lost Daughters of China
Music & Audio Books	Family Garden
Music & Audio Books	My Forever Family
Older Child Adoption	Adopting the Older Child
Older Child Adoption	Forever Parents
Older Child Adoption	Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child
Older Child Adoption	Toddler Adoption, The Weaver's Craft
Special Needs Adoptions	Adopting The Hurt Child
Special Needs Adoptions	Adoption and Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure
Special Needs Adoptions	Building the Bonds of Attachment
Special Needs Adoptions	Fantastic Antone Succeeds
Special Needs Adoptions	The Out of Sync Child
Transracial Adoption	Are Those Kids Yours?
Transracial Adoption	Dim Sum, Bagels & Grits
Transracial Adoption	Inside Transracial Adoption
Transracial Adoption	Of Many Colors, Portraits of Multiracial Families

ARC-CT Lending Library  Last Update: 7/23/2005

These are the books contained in our Lending Library. Clients may borrow books based on availability. If you decide to purchase any of the books listed below, just click the desired link. Through our partnership with Amazon.com, you will be able to complete your purchase and help ARC-CT fulfill it's mission at the same time!

Category	Book Title	Author
Adoption	Adopt International, Everything You Need to Know to Adopt	O. Robin Sweet and Patty Bryan
Adoption	Adopt the Baby You Want	Michael Sullivan
Adoption	Adopting After Infertility	Patricia Irwin Johnson
Adoption	Adopting from Latin America	James A. Pahz
Adoption	Adopting in America How to Adopt within 1 year	Randall Hicks
Adoption	Adopting, The Tapestry Guide	Laurie S. Wallmark
Adoption	Adoption	Stephen Currie
Adoption	Adoption Across Borders, Serving the Children in Tran	Rita J. Simon and Howard Alstein
Adoption	Adoption Awareness	Jeanne Lindsay and Catherine Monserrat
Adoption	Adoption is Another Word for Love
Adoption	The Adoption Life Cycle	Elinor B. Rosenberg
Adoption	Adoption Opposing Viewpoints	Andrew Harnack
Adoption	The Adoption Resource Book, 4th Edition	Lois Gilman
Adoption	Adoption Wisdom, A Guide to the Issues and Feelings	Marlou Russell, Ph.D
Adoption	Adoption Without Fear	James L. Gritter
Adoption	Adoptive Kinship, A Modern Institution in Need of Reform	H.David Kirk
Adoption	Are Those Kids Yours?, American Families With Children	Cheir Register
Adoption	Beating the Adoption Game	Cynthia D. Martin, Ph.D
Adoption	Butterflies in the Wind, Truth About Latin American Adoptions	Jean Nelson Erichsen and Heino Erichsen
Adoption	Child of My Heart, A Celebration of Adoption	Babara Alpert
Adoption	A Child's Journey through Placement	Vera I. Fahlberg, MD
Adoption	The Complete Adoption Book	Laura Beauvais-Goodwin and Raymond Goodwin
Adoption	The Complete Adoption Book	Laura Beauvais-Goodwin and Raymond Goodwin
Adoption	The Complete Guide to Foreign Adoption	Barbara A.Bascom, M.D. and Carole A. McKelvey
Adoption	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption	Chris Adamcec
Adoption	Considering Parenthood	Cheri Pies
Adoption	Creating Relationships in Adoption	Ronkral and Judith Schaffer
Adoption	Dear Birthmother, Thank You For Our Baby	Kathleen Silber and Phylis Speedin
Adoption	Dim Sum, Bagels and Grits, A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families	Myra Alperson
Adoption	An Educator's Guide to Adoption
Adoption	The Essential Adoption Handbook	Colleen Alexander-Roberts
Adoption	Forever Parents	James E. Kloeppel and Darlene A. Kloeppel
Adoption	The Gift Wrapped in Sorrow, A Motherss Quest	Jane Guttman, DC
Adoption	Give Them Roots Then Let Them Fly	The Attachment Center at Evergreen, Inc.
Adoption	Hauge Conference, 1993 Adoption Co-Operation
Adoption	How It Feels To Be Adopted	Jill Krementz
Adoption	How To Adopt Internationally	Jean Nelson Erichsen and Heino Erichsen
Adoption	How To Adopt International, Revised	Jean Nelson Erichsen and Heino Erichsen
Adoption	I Wish For You A Beautiful Life, Letters from the Korea	Sara Dorow
Adoption	The Immigration of Adopted and Prospective Adopted Children	Dept. of Justice, INS
Adoption	International Adoption Handbook	Myra Alperson
Adoption	Learning from Adoption Disruption	Univ. of Southern Maine
Adoption	Making Sense of Adoption, A Parents Guide	Lois Ruskai Melina
Adoption	Of Many Colors, Portraits of Multiracial Families	Peggy Gillespie
Adoption	Out of the Shadows, Birthfather's Stories	Mary Martin Mason
Adoption	A Peacock or a Crow	Victor Goiza, Ph.D, Daniela Iieana, MSSA
Adoption	Perspectives on a Grafted Tree	Patricia Irwin Johnson
Adoption	Post Adoption Services	Report of Conference, Casey Family Services
Adoption	Post-Adoption Blues	Karen Foli and John R. Thompson
Adoption	The Primal Wound, Understanding the Adopted Child	Nancy Newton Verrier
Adoption	Raising Adopted Children, A Manual for Adoptive Parents	Lois Ruskai Melina
Adoption	The Rollercoaster Ride to a Family	Adoptive Parents Committee Members
Adoption	The Russian Word for Snow	Janis Cooke Newman
Adoption	Secret Thoughts of An Adoptive Mother	Jana Wolff
Adoption	Spirit of Open Adoption, The	James L. Gritter
Adoption	Supporting An Adoption	Pat Holmes
Adoption	They Became Part of Us	Barbara Holtan and Laurel Strassberger
Adoption	Toddler Adoption	Mary Hopkins Best
Adoption	We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo	Linda Walvoord Girard
Adoption	What to Tell and Give Adoptive Parents	CT. Council on Adoption, Practice Comm.
Adoption	When Friends Ask About Adoption?	Linda Bothun
Adoption	With Eyes Wide Open, A Workbook for Pare