resources
Use these resources for more information about adoption & foster care.
Books
“The Connected Child”
by Karyn B Purvis, PhD., David R Cross, PhD., and Wendy Lyons Sunshine
“Finding Home: An imperfect Path to Faith and Family”
by Jim Daly, President and CEO of Focus on the Family
“Created to Connect” Study Guide
This study guide is designed to help adoptive and foster parents better understand how to build strong and lasting connections with their children, and is ideal for small groups as well as by individuals or couples.
“Infinitely More”
by Alex Krutov
A story about a boy abandoned by his mother in a St. Petersburg orphanage dumpster when he was only three days old. Alex Krutov should not have survived, but God had something else in mind. Raised in the harsh Russian Orphanage system, Alex’s life was one of hopelessness and despair until the arrival of Christian missionaries from the West when the Soviet Union collapsed.
“How We Love our Kids”
by Milan & Kay Yerkovich
“Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew”
by Sherrie Eldridge
“Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love Based Approach to Helping Children With Severe Behaviors”
by Heather T. Forbes