I recently ordered this book when I remembered that our attachment therapist had recommended it. I see why. It has wonderful activities that you can do with your child to help promote a deep loving relationship between parent and child.
This book is available at most online bookstores. I found a used copy through Amazon too. ISBN: 0688161170
A few years ago (before we had adopted) we were able to hear Gregory Keck speak at Calvin College. He was excellent and has written some books too. His website has several great resources about attachment. His site also has links to other attachment coalitions around the nation (although certainly is not all inclusive because I didn’t see our Michigan one). Here is a link to his site. Also, if you ever get a chance to see him speak, I highly recommend it.
This site is a frequent one for us since there are so many products there great for Chinese adoptive families. We especially love the Chinese Barbie dolls, which are very hard to find elsewhere. They have a wide range of products from books to fresh Moon cakes for Moon Festival.
http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/
This site is so excellent I decided it deserved good long explanation. Last year Mark and I were able to take a course called “Conspicuous Families” training through our agency. It deals with becoming a multi-cultural family (which is what you have become when you adopt a child of a different race).
I highly encourage logging onto this site and taking this free training to anyone who has adopted from China or another country. It is eye-opening as well as enriching. They also offer other courses about a number of adoption topics as well as deciding whether adoption is right for you. This site is very advanced and even offers sound as part of the experience.
I’ve put this into the before adoption category because we were SO happy that we learned a little Chinese before we went to get Savannah in China. This school is located in Grand Rapids, but also offers audio products as well as flipalbums to hear and practice with. Any amount of language you can gain before you go (even if it’s just thank you, hello, and my name is Melissa) is very appreciated by the Chinese people. I (Melissa) am currently in one of their language classes and we will be enrolling Savannah in the preschool class in January.
