Financial Resources
You can adopt without debt: Creative Ways to Cover the Cost of Adoption by Christian Alliance for Orphans
Funding Adoption by Christian Alliance for Orphans
Waiting Resources
The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis and David R. Cross
What I wish I would have known before I started
Post Adoption Resources
Are your expectations realistic?
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/taking-a-new-look-at-your-expectations/
Should I parent my adopted child differently than birth children?
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/should-i-parent-my-adopted-child-differently-than-birth-children/
Use time in instead of time out.
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/using-time-in-instead-of-time-out/
How do I handle lying?
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/how-do-i-handle-lying/
Why won’t my child act his age?
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/why-wont-my-child-act-his-age/
How do I handle manipulation and control?
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/why-wont-my-child-act-his-age/
How do I respond to aggressive and violent behavior?
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/responding-to-aggressive-and-violent-behavior/
How do you measure success as a parent?
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/how-do-you-measure-success-as-a-parent/
How do I help a child with sexualized behaviors?
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/helping-a-child-with-sexualized-behaviors/
How do I avoid control battles?
http://empoweredtoconnect.org/avoiding-control-battles/
Adoptee Resource
Carissa’s Blog
https://carissawoodwyk.wordpress.com/
Carissa’s Book
Before You Were Mine by Susan TeBos and Carissa Woodwyk
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wished Their Adoptive Parents Knew
https://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Things-Adopted-Adoptive-Parents/dp/044050838X
