'A touching, tender story filled with wonderful humour. An absolute joy' Sarah Haywood 'A very special book, really enjoyable' Katie Fforde I don't have any friends, only dog ones, because they don't make you do bad things. I don't want any human friends, actually. It's for the best.' Hope Nicely hasn't had an easy life. But she's happy enough living at 23 Station Close with her mum, Jenny Nicely, and she loves her job, walking other people's dogs. She's a bit different, but as Jenny always...
Faith to Foster is a candid look into the life of ordinary foster parents TJ and Jenn Menn. It is a journey chronicling their decision making process, how the children arrived, the birth parents struggle to rehabilitate, help from friends and family, emotional goodbyes, and how faith in Jesus empowered them through it all. This is a story they wished they'd read before starting their foster parenting adventure. TJ and Jenn share their experiences and feelings in a way that encourages any reader...
Activities to Promote and Strengthen Children's Sense of Racial, Cultural and Adoptive Identity
by Monica Duck, Franca Brenninkmeyer, Beryl Coley, and Sue Dromey
I Can't Adult Today Please Don't Make Me Adult (Funny Office Work Desk Humor Journaling, #61)
by Samson Blue Love
On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case Adoptive Couple vs. Baby Girl, which pitted adoptive parents Matt and Melanie Capobianco against baby Veronica's biological father, Dusten Brown, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Veronica's biological mother had relinquished her for adoption to the Capobiancos without Brown's consent. Although Brown regained custody of his daughter using the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Capobi...
How are Foster Carers Selected? an International Literature Review of Instruments Used within Foster Carer Selection
by Nikki Luke and Judy Sebba
'Why am I not white like everybody else?' Nan came and sat on the edge of my bed. 'What do you mean?' A tender finger brushed against my cheek. 'Well, everyone in this house is white. Why am I Black?'A generation of Nigerian children were born in Britain in the fifties and sixties, privately fostered by white families, then taken to Nigeria by their parents. Coconut is the story of one of those children.1963, North London. Nan fosters one-year-old Florence Olajide and calls her 'Ann.' Florence a...
LibroPRIDE (PRIDE)
This Spanish version of the PRIDEBook includes all resource materials for all nine sessions for participants to use in both the group preparation sessions and as a reference at home after children are placed. The materials include a summary of session content, resource readings for home, and worksheets that link the training experience with family assessments and at-home consultations.