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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Attachment and Bonding

Attachment is a real issue. It is as real for infants and toddlers as it is for older kids. There is so much information out there there is no reason to not arm yourself with information, tactics, strategies and ideas so that you have a warehouse of information when you get your child home at long last. You will know what to look for and what to do to help him or her and yourself. This is by no means an exhaustive list, nor even a really very good one. But, it is what I have found to be helpful for us and what I have posted on this blog. Happy bonding! 

Here I will post some of my posts and links on attachment, as a matter of consolidation for those of you searching:
I am not going to advocate for any certain style of attachment therapy. I don't know anything about it. I am just listing resources that have been helpful for us. :)

From a general list on adoption resources:

Attachment:
Attachment Disorder Nancy Thomas Parenting Attachment.org Reactive Attachment Disorder
"Attaching in Adoption" by Deborah Gray
This is an important topic. Read all you can while you are waiting for your child referral and court date.

From a post on book recommendations:
Adoption and race for parents:
Toddler adoption the weaver's craft by Hopkins-Best
Taming the tiger while it is still a kitten by Nancy Thomas (the book is not particularly focused on Christians but I hear she is a Christian) I found this book to be a complimentary (to the Deborah Gray's book) list of attachment signs to look for and practical ideas for attachment. It is more of a booklet. I do not know anything about her particular theory's as this book does not address that.
Attaching in adoption by Deborah Grey
I'm chocolate you're vanilla by Marguerite A. Wright
Before You were mine (on making a Christian life book)*
Twenty Things Adopted Kids wish their parents knew by Sherrie Eldridge

Family Helper web site has a great list of on line resources, book resources and where to look for a therapist.

Other posts on this topic:
What to do while you wait for court date or referral 
Older child adoption
Adoption is Forever, a blog to share your attachment stories and ideas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_theory
http://www.ehow.com/attachment-and-adoption/
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1 comment:

  1. IAN FamiliesJanuary 17, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    Though not strictly about attachment, Does anybody else look like me? is a great book about raising children of a different race/culture. Click here to see more:
    http://ianfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/does-anybody-else-look-like-me.html

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