Adoption Training Resources

Parent Packet

Parenting Techniques
Secure Attachment and Bonding
Attachment Cycle
Attachment Resources

Child Development

0-1 Infant
1-2 Toddlers
2-3 Toddlers
3-5 Pre-school
6-8 Middle Childhood
9-11 Middle Childhood
12-14 Young Teen
15-17 Teen
Classroom Development
Classroom Development PPT
IPC_Broad Development
IPS_Classroom Handout

Losses and Gains

4 Losses
Grief Stages
Grief
Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents
Lifelong Issues in Adoption

Specialized Parenting

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Medical and Health Issues Related to Domestic Adoption

Talking & Living Adoption

Talking with Children Basics
Talking with Children Difficult
Talking with Teens
Intrusive Comments

Transracial Adoption

Helping Your Adopted Child Maintain A Cultural Connection
Seven Suggestions for Successful Transracial Adoption
The Realities of Raising A Kid of A Different Race
Transracial Adoption Resources

Why Open

Books for Children About Adoption
Why Open – Resources
Why Open Adoption – Overview

Medical and Health Issues Related to International and Domestic Adoption