Additional Resources

Posters:


Adoption posters relating to the adoption of waiting children are available at www.thedavethomasfoundation.org.

The only other adoption poster is available at http://www.kidsculturecenter.com/products.html.
KidsCultureCenter.com
dba The Culture Club
P.O. Box 2433
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 877-4007
info@kidsculturecenter.com

 

Reading List:


Adoption Numbers & Trends (www.calib.com/naic/pubs/s_number.cfm)
Facts About Adoption (www.adoptioninstitute.org/FactOverview.html)
Teen Birth (www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/teenbirth.htm)
Unmarried Birth Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/unmarry.htm)

Resources for expectant parents considering adoption (http://www.calib.com/naic/brelativ/expect.cfm)
Placing Children for Adoption (www.calib.com/naic/pubs/s_place.cfm)
What If I'm Pregnant? - Planned Parenthood
(http://www.plannedparenthood.org/WOMENSHEALTH/whatifpregnant.html)

Birthfather Legal Rights
(http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=11)
Biological Fathers' Rights in Adoption (http://adoption.about.com/library/weekly/aa030600a.htm)
Birthfathers: The Forgotten Half of the Equation
(http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=9)
Talking About Birthfathers with Children
(http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=10)
Putative Fathers & Statutes Regarding Fathers (www.calib.com/naic/pubs/l_putat.cfm)
Birthfather Registries
(http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=233)
Birth Fathers (http://adoption.about.com/cs/birthfathers/)

 

Books:


Open Adoption Pocket Guides
Your Rights and Responsibilities: For expectant parents exploring adoption. By Brenda Romanchik
Birth parent Grief by Brenda Romanchik
Being a Birth parent: Finding our place. By Brenda Romanchik
What is Open Adoption? By Brenda Romanchik
( http://www.r2press.com )