[lucyjoy]

I really like the book Adopting the Hurt Child by Greg Keck and Regina Kupecky. It explains some behaviors you might see that seem very odd and explains why the child might do those things. I found this very, very helpful.

I'd also recommend learning as much as possible about attachment parenting. Because of the breaks in attachment and the trauma the kids experience, they often have issues with attachment and bonding. It can help to parent from an attachment standpoint from the beginning to help facilitate the parent/child bond.

I remember how excited I was in the beginning and I bought way too much stuff. I don't recommend buying much to start with. It is much easier to add then to take away. A couple of my kids were overwhelmed if there were more then one or two things to take care of in their rooms. (I did keep outside toys in a playhouse and some sharing type toys in the main play areas).

Hope things go well for you.