Parents of preteens and teens can move from scared to prepared with a new approach to parenting their adolescents. Parents of preteens intuitively know that no matter how good their kids ...
From Benjamin: As an avid computer user, programmer and repairman, I have been put in charge of the computer labs at many of the residential care facilities in which I have worked. I want ...
This manual, produced in Russian by One Hope and Ukraine Without Orphans, provides step by step advice and tools on mentoring. It provides practical advice and tools for mentoring older ...
By now it is understood (and supported by several studies) that kids who age out of foster care generally wind up being less educated, more likely to engage in risky behavior and more likely to ...
Adoptees working through the issues surrounding their birth can face grief, anger, and questions about their identity. Drawing on the stories of more than 70 adoptees, Sherrie Eldridge shows ...
This blog post offers wisdom, insight, and hope for when your worst parenting nightmares come true:
What If?
"One of my favorite parts of today was the collect call I received at 7:30 ...
At last... Something for adopted teens. Twelve Steps For Adopted Teens is a unique workbook that provides exposure to the common thoughts and emotions of fellow adoptees. Writing letters ...
Fasten Your Sweet Belt is a must read for any adoptive parent. Using personal stories, firsthand accounts from adoptive children and refreshing humor, the author and her 15 year-old adopted daughter ...
According to many studies, the average church-attending young person is more likely to not stay, than to remain. Before They Say Goodbye is a proactive project to help parents, leaders, and ...
A recent Huffington Post article articulately addressed, The “Aging Out” Dilemma Plaguing the Foster Care System. Although perhaps missing some of the most important ...
For adoptive and foster parents, developing strong connections with children when they are young is often challenging. As children grow older, or when older children come into our families, these ...
In this national bestseller, acclaimed, award-winning psychologist Dr. David Walsh explains exactly what happens to the human brain on the path from childhood into adolescence and adulthood. ...
Older children who are adopted defy the statistics. Most of the time they are placed in foster care and eventually ‘age out' of the system when they turn 18.
Prospective adoptive ...
This book (Иисусу Христу – 2000 лет! is the Russian title) offers ten inductive Bible lessons for teens ages 11-15 on the birth and purpose of Jesus Christ. The lessons are all ...
This book (Прощение is the Russian title) offers six inductive Bible lessons for teens ages 11-15 on the topic of forgiveness. The lessons are all in Russian, and there are two ...
This book (Перспектива: Человек по сердцу Бога is the Russian title) offers ten Bible lessons for teens ages 11-15 based on the life of King David. The lessons are all in Russian, and there ...
This book by Dan Cooley, published by Schandau and designed for children aged 7 years and older, brings together 26 amazing Bible stories that you won't find in a traditional collection of ...
This curriculum by JP Sibley will help equip and mobilize high school students to care for orphans. The multiple lessons would be great to use at a student ...
