Preparing For Your New Addition

*Parenting*

 

Parenting? Now where is it you take that class? Did I miss something?  Where's the owner's manual for this child?

Yes.... The most important job you will ever have is the job we are least prepared for. Some of it is intuition (Oh, I hope I have that one!). You learn "parenting" by how you were parented, be it good or bad....and by LEARNING MORE!

Things to Think About

AA Hair

Her Special Hair

Babies

The Baby Club

babychangingstation.com/breastfeeding

Blogs

adoptionblogs.com

Large Family Resource.com

larger-family-life

in a shoe.com

meaganfrancis.com

Mom Central

Mormon Mommy Blogs

owlhaven.net

Childproofing your home

Safety Alerts

cpsc.gov

esafety

Safetynet by Lojack (for tracking people that run/wander)

Clothes

Developmental Milestones

Diapering

Born to Love

Daily Baby Diapers - Buy daily baby diapers online, Huggies diapers for babies and
how to diaper a baby and helpful tips. Buy cloth diapers and disposable
diapers.

Stork Drop Delivery Service - Diapers, wipes, baby food & formula and other baby products - Program your monthly delivery and relax and know you will never run out again!

Difficult Children / Troubled Teens

difficult.net

Parent Magic.com

thetotaltransformation

Transforming the Difficult Child

Abundant Life Academy

Fix My Kid

troubledteens4jesus.com

Discipline

Affirmative Parenting

Love and Logic

Healthcare

1 UP Health

All Refer

Better Life Institute

Consumer Lab

my vits

Dr. Koop

Iintelihealth

Family Internet

Dr. Greene

MD Junction

kidshealth.org

 

Housekeeping

flylady.net

Immunizations

909 Shot

Kids/Teens

kids-teens.org

Parenting Teenagers

The Anti-drug.com

Marriage

Marriage-enrichment.org

Nutrition of Infants/Children (formula, vitamins, iron, how often to feed, etc.)

Natural Healthy Concepts

Parenting Resources

Adoptive Parenting.com

Attachment Parenting

baby-place.com parenting

Becoming Family

Care.com

- Founded in 2006, Care.com is the largest and fastest growing service used by families to find high-quality caregivers, providing a trusted place to easily connect, share caregiving experiences and get advice. The company addresses the unique lifecycle of care needs that each family goes through-child care, special needs care, tutoring and lessons, senior care, pet care, housekeeping and more. The service helps families find and select the best care available based on detailed profiles, background checks and references for hundreds of thousands of mom-reviewed and pre-screened providers who seek to share their services. Through its Care.com Employer Program, corporations can offer Care.com memberships as a benefit to employees.

Childrens Miracle Music

Club Mom

The Family

Kuddle Kids

LDS Family Fun

Mom Central

Mormon Mommy Blogs

Mothering

Mothers Day Out

Noble Child

Nurturing Parenting.com

parent best.com

Parent Solutions.org

Parenthood

Parent Soup

Parenting Info 4 u

Real Parenting

Safety Issues

Emergency University

Shopping

Taking Care of Yourself

She Loves God

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BOOKS

(see also our Online Seminar book list)

Adopting and Advocating for Special Needs Children, by Rita Laws

Adoption the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Needs Kids, by Gregory C. Keck & Regina M. Kupecky

Boundaries with Kids, by

The Dance of Adoption, by Holly VanGulden & Charlotte Vick (link to order form)

From Play Pens to Proving Grounds, by

How to Raise an Adopted Child : A Guide to Help Your Child Flourish from Infancy Through Adolescence, by Judith Schaffer, Christina Lindstrom

Keys to Parenting an Adopted Child (Barron's Parenting Keys), by Kathy Lancaster

Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles, by

Love & Logic series

Raising Your Adopted Daughters & Sons Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent's Guide, by Lois Ruskai Melina

Real Parents, Real Children, Parenting the Adopted Child, by Holly Van Gulden, Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb

Single Parent Adoption & Parenting Handbook for Single Adoptive Parents, by Hope Marindin (Editor)

 

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