Library Assets

Mental health providers such as therapists can be invaluable navigators on a child or youth’s road to healing. As a foster parent, involvement in the therapy process can range from merely providing transportation to sitting in on sessions and assisting in developing therapy goals. The child in your care may have a long-standing relationship with […]

Teaching the Hurt Child is based on the content of a workshop that A Child’s Song has been presenting across the province for many years. The concepts in this manual came from the experiences of our therapists who participate in school-based meetings for children struggling to be successful. The turning point for any school in […]

What does it mean to lose your roots – within your culture, within your family – and what happens when you find them? Nicole Chung was born severely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and raised by a white family in a sheltered Oregon town. From childhood, she heard the story of her […]

FOR ALL PARENTS who have expanded their families through adoption- or are considering it – this book is designed to equip you for success! Adoptive parents and counselors alike have collaborated in writing Handbook on Thriving as an Adoptive Family – an easy-to-use resource that provides time-tested wisdom, real-life solutions, biblical guidance, and creative ideas […]

A Mindful Kids activity book for young people to color and doodle their way to being happy, calm and confident. Use creativity to combat stressful moments, work out worries, and put fear back in its place with the writing and drawing activities.  

Un libro para chicos conscientes con actividades para colorear y garabatear para que se sientan felices, tranquilos y tengan confianza en sí mismos. Usa la creatividad y estas actividades de escritura y dibujo para combator los momentos estresantes, aliviar las preocupaciones y poner las ansiedades en su sitio.

The encouraging and simple activities and exercises tackle the feelings of being bullied, teased and overwhelmed; children will enjoy using their creativity to combat negative feelings and work out how to cope with these emotions through writing, coloring, doodling and drawing.The quirky illustrations will keep the reader entertained and focused as they work through the […]

When Lorri Antosz Benson, a 24-year-old successful producer for a groundbreaking national television show, finds herself in an impossible situation, she digs deep and faces the heartbreaking reality that the best choice for her beloved new baby is to be raised by someone else. To Have and Not to Hold is the poignant account of […]

The day has finally come that you, and perhaps your family, will travel for that most exciting trip—the trip where you bring your child home! This may be thrilling, scary, and exhausting all at the same time. This tip sheet includes insights, things to consider, and suggestions to help you prepare and travel well.   […]

Transracial Adoption In this issue of Partners, we’re tackling a tough topic. We are talking about race and parenting children and youth transracially. It’s a subject that can be challenging—certainly for us to write and talk about, and for many others to read about and live with. We know that, when it comes to foster […]