[Ashman]

What books would you reccomend to read up on IA specifically adopting in Russia? I have heard the "the Russian Word For Snow" and "The Pumpkin Patch" are good. any other suggestions?

[nungesser]

The Russian Adoption Handbook by John H. Maclean was great starting point for me.

[his,mine&ours]

I second Nun's advice - I also liked Raising Adopted Children by Lois Ruskai Melina

[KimOH]

I read "Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft" by Mary Hopkins-Best in between our two adoptions. Although we didn't see any major behavioral issues with either of our children, I did think the book was pretty insightful and gave some insight into why they reacted to certain things they way that they do. I found the book to be pretty reassuring that we'd done things pretty well with our son -- and a refresher course for our daughter. However, DH read it, too -- and he said he found it "frightening" and "unnerving." (The author's son, Gustavo, had some pretty severe reactions to things. Our child did not have nearly as severe reactions, but to a lesser degree, displayed fears about similar things. I suppose it could be "unnerving" if you took Gustavo's degree of reaction as typical.)

p.s. Although "The Russian Word for Snow" and "The Pumpkin Patch" are good reads, they are more like adoption memoirs. They are personal accounts of people's thoughts and feelings through their adoption experiences. They are novels, not "learning books."

[angelkisses0102]

Attaching in Adoption by Derorah Gray

Building The Bonds of Attachment by Daniel Hughes

Holding Time by Martha Welch

What to Expect the Toddler Years by Arlene Eisenburg

Parenting the Hurt Child by Gregory Keck

Adopting a Toddler~What size shoes does she wear? by Denise Harris Hoppenhauer