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Brothers and Sisters in Adoption

Helping Children Navigate Relationships When New Kids Join the Family

By: Arleta James

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Brothers and Sisters in Adoption

Helping Children Navigate Relationships When New Kids Join the Family

By: Arleta James

What about the kids already there? How do they do when a child with a challenging past joins a family by adoption? When experienced parents decide to adopt an older child or a sibling group, they jump through all kinds of bureaucratic hoops â?? background checks, interviews, group meetings, reading assignments, classes, etc. But most often the typically developing children these adults are already parenting (whether through birth or adoption) are left out of the process, informed that a new kid is coming, and simply expected to â??adjustâ?? to the addition of another sibling. The addition of a child with a history of neglect or trauma cannot be a seamless transition. The expectations of everyone involved â?? parents, new siblings, and, yes, professionals facilitating the adoption â?? must be realistic, taking into account that the new child will need special attention that may take away time and attention from the already resident kids, that family life is likely to be turned topsy turvy until appropriate counseling and support are in place, that relationships will change. Therapist Arleta James is certainly not the first person to recognize this, but she is the first to do something about it. Brothers and Sisters in Adoption offers insights and examples and sturdy, practical, proven tools for helping newly configured families prepare, accept, react, and mobilize to become a new and different family meeting the practical, physical and emotional needs of all its members. These well prepared and supported families are the ones who thrive!

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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0857006436

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9780857006431

Looking for Home

By: Arleta Richardson

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Looking for Home

By: Arleta Richardson

Eight years old, and Ethan is in charge. With their mother dead and their father gone, there is no way the nine Cooper children can keep their family together. The four young ones must go to an orphanage. Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will settle in at the Briarlane Christian Children's Home where there's plenty to eat, plenty of work, and, it seems to Ethan, plenty of talk about a God who cares about every detail of their lives. In spite of his own worries, Ethan takes seriously his charge to look after his sister and brothers. Whether the threat comes from a bullying older boy, a disgruntled hog, or a wealthy lady, Ethan is ready to do battle to protect his family. But maybe he could use some extra help . . . like the care of the "Good Shepherd" the folks at Briarlane seem to know. Be sure to read all the books in the Orphans' Journey series: Book One: Looking for Home Book Two: Whistle-stop West Book Three: Prairie Homestead Book Four: Across the Border

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David C Cook

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0781435382

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Whistle-Stop West

By: Arleta Richardson

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Whistle-Stop West

By: Arleta Richardson

Nine-year-old Ethan Cooper has managed to keep his family together for a year in a Pennsylvania orphanage. Now he and his siblings are boarding a train headed west. He can’t help but worry: Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska have agreed to adopt all four Cooper children, but what if they change their minds? In the meantime, Ethan and his siblings encounter their first dust storm, explore train cars, and watch friend after friend leave with new parents. The children dream that soon they will have a new ma and pa too. Based on the story of a real family, this second book in the historical Beyond the Orphan Train series reminds us that God never leaves us, no matter how far we journey to find home.

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David C Cook

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1434710106

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9781434710109

The Science of Parenting Adopted Children

A Brain-Based, Trauma-Informed Approach to Cultivating Your Child's Social, Emotional and Moral Development

By: Arleta James

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The Science of Parenting Adopted Children

A Brain-Based, Trauma-Informed Approach to Cultivating Your Child's Social, Emotional and Moral Development

By: Arleta James

Many adoptees join their new families after having endured multiple traumatic experiences, which interrupts their development. Bringing together the latest research in brain science with the field of attachment, this book considers how the two can be linked to help children in healing both the brain and the heart. Laying out the many factors that can affect a child's mental health, it shows how parents can help to improve the development of a delayed child. Accessibly explaining cutting-edge neuroscience for parents, it gives the information needed to help with a traumatised child's social, emotional and moral development.

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1784505722

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In Grandma's Attic

By: Arleta Richardson

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In Grandma's Attic

By: Arleta Richardson

A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of pride in a new dress, a special apron for grandpa, and a little girl lost while asleep in her own bed.

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David C Cook

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0781403790

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9780781403795

Welcoming a New Brother or Sister Through Adoption

By: Arleta James

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Welcoming a New Brother or Sister Through Adoption

By: Arleta James

Adoption is a big step which can change the whole dynamics of the family. It is crucial that parents understand the impact it has when new sibling relationships are forged and an adoptee becomes a part of the family. Welcoming a New Brother or Sister through Adoption is a comprehensive yet accessible guide that describes the adoption process and the impact of adoption on every member of the family, including the adopted child. It prepares families to have realistic expectations and equips them with knowledge to deal with a host of situations that may arise, addressing difficult questions head-on: 'Did we make the right choice by adopting?', 'How is this affecting our 'typical' children?', 'Will our adopted son or daughter heal?' are explored and solutions discussed in detail. All this is accompanied with real life stories and direct quotes from children, which make it a realistic and insightful resource. This book is vital reading for adoptive families and professionals who work with them including social workers, counselors and psychologists.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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0857006533

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9780857006530

Prairie Homestead

By: Arleta Richardson

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Prairie Homestead

By: Arleta Richardson

Since their mama died and their pa left, Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will Cooper have not known much of a home. But now that the orphan train has taken them to Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska, their dreams of home may become a reality. The kids discover that life on a farm is full of challenges. Ethan learns how to drive a plow, watch for snakes, and deal with bullies at the country school. Alice learns to slop the hogs and live with a big sister who isn’t exactly welcoming. Will seems to be the only one of the four that their new mother likes. And Simon disappears—again. The third book in the Beyond the Orphan Train series, Prairie Homestead is an adventure in new beginnings and lasting faith.

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David C Cook

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1434710114

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9781434710116

Across the Border

By: Arleta Richardson

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Across the Border

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God has just the right place for us all. The four Cooper children- Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will - seem to have found the place the Lord hadfor them. They've lived with the Rushes for four years nowand they are all settled into their new family and home in South Dakota. Then Chad Rush makes another sudden, unexpected announcement. The family ismoving again - to Mexico! Why he wants to move them all to a foreign countrythat is in the midst of political turmoil, none of the family can quite understand,but Chad Rush is a determined man. They have many adventures while discovering their new home - some good, othersnot so good - but through it all, Ethan comes to realize that no matter wherehe goes, no matter what he does, no matter what troubles he finds, God is withhim always. Be sure to read all the books in the Orphans' Journey series: Book One: Looking for Home Book Two: Whistle-stop West Book Three: Prairie Homestead Book Four: Across the Border

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David C Cook

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0781435358

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9780781435352

A School of Her Own

By: Arleta Richardson

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A School of Her Own

By: Arleta Richardson

These historical and humorous novels explore the spiritual and emotional challenges of growing up.

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182

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David C Cook

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078143291X

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9780781432917

Diamonds in a Cookie Tin

Stories about quilts that bind us to life and love

By: Arleta Simms

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Diamonds in a Cookie Tin

Stories about quilts that bind us to life and love

By: Arleta Simms

From the author of The Route Home and The Rosy Bottom Bar and Grill come seven stories, spanning several decades, about people, birth to aged, who find comfort in the quilts that bind them to their beginnings, endings and all things in the middle. Gertie Haas’ quilt is stitched with tears. Raven Rowe finds her quilt hidden in the attic. Marnie Dorn leaves her quilt behind, while Janson Harcourt is taking his with him. Kiwi Kohl finds her quilt in a trunk, and Jilly Gerard’s is wrapped in music. Josie Alcott finds her quilt in a library in Arkansas. Pull your comfort quilt around you, curl you hand around your tea cup, and share a moment in time with your neighbors in Diamonds in a Cookie Tin.

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Author House

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1463495617

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Still More Stories from Grandma's Attic

By: Arleta Richardson

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Still More Stories from Grandma's Attic

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Arleta Richardson’s beloved Grandma’s Attic Series returns with Still More Stories from Grandma’s Attic and Treasures from Grandma's Attic, the third and fourth books in the refreshed classic collection for girls 8 to 12. These tales recount humorous and poignant memories from Grandma Mabel’s childhood. Combining the warmth and spirit of Little House on the Prairie with a Christian focus, these books transport readers back to a simpler time to learn lessons surprisingly relevant in today’s world. Richardson’s wholesome stories have reached more than two million readers worldwide. Parents appreciate the godly values and character they promote. Children love the captivating storytelling that recounts childhood memories of mischief and joy. Ideal for home, school, or church libraries, or to give as a gift certain to be treasured.

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David C Cook

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0781407648

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Treasures from Grandma's Attic

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Treasures from Grandma's Attic

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Journey back to Grandma’s childhood on a Michigan farm in the 1800s for heartwarming stories that inspire faith and godly character. Arleta Richardson’s beloved series, Grandma’s Attic, returns with Treasures from Grandma's Attic, the fourth in the refreshed classic collection for girls 8 to 12. This compilation of tales recounts humorous and poignant memories from Grandma Mabel’s childhood on a Michigan farm in the late 1800s. Combining the warmth and spirit of Little House on the Prairie with a Christian focus, this book transports readers back to a simpler time to learn lessons surprisingly relevant in today’s world. Richardson’s wholesome stories have reached more than two million readers worldwide. Parents appreciate the godly values and character they promote. Children love the captivating storytelling that recounts childhood memories of mischief and joy. Ideal for home, school, or church libraries, or to give as a gift certain to be treasured.

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1434704572

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The Grandma's Attic Storybook

By: Arleta Richardson

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The Grandma's Attic Storybook

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If you love a good story--and just about everyone does--then you and your family will enjoy this collection of favorites from the beloved Grandma's Attic series.

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Chariot Victor Publishing

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0781400708

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Stories from Grandma's Attic

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A collection of tales told by a grandmother about her childhood on a Michigan farm in the 1890's.

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0891913106

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Away from Home

By: Arleta Richardson

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Away from Home

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These historical and humorous novels explore the spiritual and emotional challenges of growing up.

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1555136699

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In Grandma's Attic

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Whistle-Stop West

By: Arleta Richardson

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1434710106

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Looking for Home

By: Arleta Richardson

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Looking for Home

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With his mother dead, his father gone, and his older brothers and sisters unable to help, eight-year-old Ethan Cooper knows it’s his responsibility to keep him and his younger siblings together—even if that means going to an orphanage. Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will settle into the Briarlane Christian Children’s Home, where there’s plenty to eat, plenty of work, and plenty of talk about a Father who never leaves. Even so, Ethan fears losing the only family he has. How can he trust God to keep him safe when almost everything he’s known has disappeared? The first book in the Beyond the Orphan Train series, Looking for Home takes us back to 1907 Pennsylvania and into the real-life adventures of four children in search of a true home.

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1434702294

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Hope in the Struggle

A Memoir

By: Josie R. Johnson,Arleta Little,Carolyn Holbrook

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Hope in the Struggle

A Memoir

By: Josie R. Johnson,Arleta Little,Carolyn Holbrook

How a Black woman from Texas became one of the most well-known civil rights activists in Minnesota, detailing seven remarkable decades of fighting for fairness in voting, housing, education, and employment Why do you continue to work on issues of justice? young Black people ask Josie Johnson today, then, perhaps in the same breath, How do you maintain hope? This book, a lifetime in the making, is Josie’s answer. A memoir about shouldering the cause of social justice during the darkest hours and brightest moments for civil rights in America—and, specifically, in Minnesota—Hope in the Struggle shines light on the difference one person can make. For Josie Johnson, this has meant making a difference as a Black woman in one of the nation’s whitest states. Josie’s story begins in a tight-knit community in Texas, where the unfairness of the segregated South, so antithetical to the values she learned at home, sharpened a sense of justice that guides her to this day. From the age of fourteen, when she went door to door with her father in Houston to campaign against the Poll Tax, to the moment in 2008 when, as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention, she cast her vote for Barack Obama for president, she has been at the forefront of the politics of civil rights. Her memoir offers a close-up picture of what that struggle has entailed, whether working as a community organizer for the Minneapolis Urban League or lobbying for fair housing and employment laws, investigating civil rights abuses or co-chairing the Minnesota delegation to the March on Washington, becoming the first African American to serve on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents or creating the university’s Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs with a focus on minority affairs and diversity. An intimate view of civil rights history in the making, Hope in the Struggle is a uniquely inspiring life story for these current dark and divisive times, a testament to how one determined soul can make the world a better place.

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1452961530

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Stories from Grandma's Attic

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Stories from Grandma's Attic

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A collection of tales told by a grandmother about her childhood on a Michigan farm in the 1890's.

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The Grandma's Attic Storybook

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If you love a good story--and just about everyone does--then you and your family will enjoy this collection of favorites from the beloved Grandma's Attic series.

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