There are many wonderful resources on the Internet that can help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to parent more effectively. Below are some that meet my professional standards. Preadoption/Adoption Trip Resources Adoptive Parenting Skills Attachment/Sensory Integration/Trauma Issues Charitable Organizations Cultural Heritage (Information, Products, Language etc.) Medical Issues Your Child's History/Contact with China Publications Race and Ethnicity
Preadoption/Adoption Trip Resources Chinese Words and Phrases for Adoptive Parents China Center of Adoption Affairs DTC Groups Health Information for Travel to China (CDC) Medical Travel Kit ChinaAdoptTalk.com (Rumor Queen) RainbowKids.com Travel Tips for Those Adopting from China (Marie L. Bartlett-Sloan) Vocabulary Cards for China-Adoptive Travelers What Waiting and New Adoptive Families Need to Know! (Doris Landry, MS, PC) BACK TO TOP Adoptive Parenting Skills A4EverFamily.org (Excellent website) Adoption Learning Partners (Free classes) Children Need Touch (Article on Sleep from the Harvard University Gazette) Families with Children from China Gracious Answers to Awkward Questions about Our Adopted Kids Holding Article by Doris Landry, MS, LLP Listservs for China Adoption (compiled by RaisingChinaChildren list owners) Raising the Post-Institutionalized Child by Dr. Ronald S. Frederici Short Circuits: An Adoptive Mom's Exploration of the Neurological Impact of Trauma, Neglect, and Sensory Deprivation (A MUST read) BACK TO TOP Attachment/Sensory Integration/Trauma Issues Attachment Checklist for Kids under Age Five (Gregory Keck, Ph.D.) Attachment Checklist for Kids over Age Five (Gregory Keck, Ph.D.) Attach-China/International (Attachment Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) I Can Relax! CD for Children Play: Attachment's Magic Key (Jean MacLeod) Promoting Attachment in the Early Years Sensory-Based Toy List Sensory Integration Problems in International Adoption (Lindsey Biel) Specific Techniques to Increase Family Attachment (Deborah N. Silverstein) The Post-Institutionalized Child (Karleen Gribble, Benevolent Society) BACK TO TOP Charitable Organizations Angel Covers Children of China Pediatrics Foundation Half the Sky Love without Boundaries BACK TO TOP Cultural Heritage (Information, Products, Language etc.) Asia for Kids China Sprout Chinese Children's Songs Chinese Fables Chinese Online Dictionaries and Translators Families with Children from China Heritage Tours Mei Mei and Me Muzzy Mandarin Language Course Our Chinese Daughters Foundation 2 Pack of Combi Successories Training Chop Sticks BACK TO TOP Medical Issues Links to Adoption Medicine Specialists/Clinics throughout the U.S. Orphan Doctor (Dr. Jane Aronson) The Center for Adoption Medicine (University of Washington) University of Minnesota International Adoption Clinic (Dr. Dana Johnson's Letter to Adoptive Parents) BACK TO TOP Your Child's History/Contact with China Asia Threads Blessed Kids (based in San Antonio) China-Babies.com China Finding Homeland Children's Foundation Language Translation Service Research-China.org BACK TO TOP Publications Audrey, Asian Women's Magazine EMK Press Adoption Publishing Company China Connection Newsletter Mei Magazine Perspectives Press Shen's Books Tapestry Adoption Book Store BACK TO TOP Race and Ethnicity Helping Your Child Develop a Positive Racial/Ethnic Identity (PACT) Racial Identity Development (Jane Brown, MSW) Transracial Adoption Resources (NYSCCC) BACK TO TOP
