Book & Movie Reviews

Calli

March 2, 2017 dev0 0

Calli By Jessica Lee Anderson Calli By Jessica Lee Anderson Milkweed Editions, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-57131-702-5, 184 pages, $16.95 An only child living with her biological mother and her mother’s girlfriend, Calli is launched into the […]

Promoting Resilience in Children

February 28, 2017 dev0 0

By Colby Pearce Jessica Kingsley, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-84905-118-7, 112 pages, $ This book provides a succinct, accessible and clear guide on how to promote resilience in children and achieve positive developmental outcomes for them. The […]

Family Rewritten

February 28, 2017 dev0 0

Directed and Produced by Yasmin Mistry Foster Care Film by Idesygn Creative, 2017, 13 minutes, www.fostercarefilm.com “Family Rewritten” shares the story of Camilla as she struggles to maintain her health suffering from cystic fibrosis, a […]

The Foster Parent Toolbox

February 28, 2017 dev0 0

The Foster Parent Toolbox Edited by Kim Phagan-Hansel The Foster Parenting Toolbox Edited by Kim Phagan-Hansel Emk Press, 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0972624466, 464 pages, $29.95 paperback This book will never look the same. Once you start […]

The Simple Guide to Child Trauma: What it is and How to Help

February 6, 2017 dev0 0

By Betsy de Thierry Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-1785921360, 80 pages, $14.95 Providing straightforward answers to these complex questions, “The Simple Guide to Child Trauma” is the perfect starting point for any adult caring for or working […]

To the Moon and Back

February 3, 2017 dev0 0

Directed by Susan Morgan Cooper Morgan Cooper Productions, 2015, 86 minutes http://www.tothemoonandbackmovie.com When countries close to intercountry adoption, it often leaves hundreds of children and families in the pipeline, unable to finalize an adoption for […]

Adoption at the Movies: A Year of Adoption Friendly Movie Nights to Get Your Family Talking

January 31, 2017 dev0 0

By Addison Cooper, LCSW Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-785927096, 288 pages, $16.95 paperback Movies are one of America’s greatest past times, but not all movies are appropriate for certain audiences. Specifically, movies can impact […]

Weekends with Max and His Dad

January 31, 2017 dev0 0

By Linda Urban Illustrated by Katie Kath Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, 2016, ISBN: 978-0-544-59817-1, 160 pages, $16.99 “Weekends with Max and His Dad” is about a son having to adjust to his […]

Trauma is Really Strange

January 17, 2017 dev0 0

Singing Dragon, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-84819-293-5, 32 pages, $7.99 Steve Haines, in his 32-page comic, “Trauma is Really Strange,” provides easy-to-understand, useful information regarding how trauma affects the brain. The illustrations, done by Sophie Standing, are […]

Successful Survivors: The 8 Character Traits of Survivors and How You Can Attain Them

January 13, 2017 dev0 0

By Rhonda Sciortino Hatherleigh, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-57826-629-6, 154 page, $15 Author Rhonda Sciortino is a survivor of a trauma-filled early childhood, raised by her abusive grandfather and drug addicted grandmother. While that start alone may […]