Your local library is a great place to start—many of these titles (and others) may be available there at no cost. The list below highlights some helpful options, but it’s not all-inclusive. If you have a different book in mind, your resource worker can help determine if it qualifies for training credit.
Books & Articles
Check out the books, magazines, and articles below.
Completing the Circle describes how the school and the home can complete a cooperative circle in providing a mantle of warmth in support of children. Poplawski describes developmentally appropriate pictures of the growing child and explains the concepts behind many Waldorf pedagogical practices
With the compassion and insight of a fellow foster parent, Jamie C. Finn helps you see your struggles through the lens of the gospel, bringing biblical truths to bear on your unique everyday realities. In these short, easy-to-read chapters, you’ll find honest, personal stories and practical lessons that provide encouragement and direction from God’s Word as you walk the journey of foster parenting.
Fostering Families Today is published bimonthly and contains information to help guide parents on their fostering journey.
Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears—without causing a scene.
The Connected Child is a resource for adoptive parents of children who have experienced early deprivation or trauma. It teaches parents to become healers for their children.
A practical, hands-on approach to parenting children in foster care, including topics such as transitions, loss, grief, and anger, and family impact.
The Kinship Parenting Toolbox contains articles from more than 70 contributors touched in a variety of ways by kinship care. This book is a resource for those working with and parenting their relative’s or family friend’s children, and includes topics such as getting organized, your financial toolbox, and finding support.
The Power to Connect is a no-nonsense, insightful study of human communication that will arm the reader with keys to powerful communication skills. Learn how to get your message across in a clear, potent and effective way and see the dramatic improvement it can make in your life.
In this practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling book Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson, demystify the meltdowns and aggravations, explaining the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures.