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FRUA, INC Washington State Directory

• directory of chapter volunteers and members
• discription of chapter programs
• information on adoption agencies
• questions to ask adoption agencies
• questions to ask referring families
• inter-country adoption programs
• financial assistance resources
• medical travel information
• how to prepare the "sibling in waiting"
• what to do before you leave home when you are going to be united with your child
• what to bring when you travel
• what to wear and how to act when you travel
• assessment of children in orphanages
• questions to ask your child's caretakers
• information on embassies and registration
• information about immigration and naturalization services
• social security information
• some ethnic names & their meanings for all FRUA, INC countries
• information on ethnic holidays
• common phrases and words for several FRUA, INC countries
• re-adoption information
• suggested screening tests for children adopted internationally
• parenting issues
• reference articles, books, interset sources, etc.
• article by Deborah Gray, "The Impact of Cultural Change"
• article by Bea Evans, "Messages in the Journey - Visiting Your Child's Country of Birth"
• article by Deborah Gray, "Parenting: Phase I - Welcome Precious! Or, No Place in This World For Me"
• article by Patty Cogen, "Orphanage Mode"
• article by Deborah Gray, "The Needing to Win / No Win Spiral"
• "Cultural Corner" articles from FRUA, INC Washington State Newletters
• "Regional Corner" articles from FRUA, INC Washington State Newletters
• "Parenting Corner" articles from FRUA, INC Washington State Newletters
• resoures in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming & BC:
  • support groups and networks
  • medical resources
  • behavior/mental health therapists, counselors, & treatment facilities
  • movement therapy
  • OT/PT resources
  • sensory resources
  • educational resources
  • testing resources
  • speech and language therapists
  • developmental resources
  • special needs resources
  • respite care

For more information please contact the directory editor.

FRUA, INC Washington State Lending Library

We have a lending library of books, audio tapes, CDs, and movies. Borrowing these is a free service to chapter members.

We are always looking for new resources. Pass on your old adoption or parenting books that you no longer need to our library. If you know of an indespensible resource, consider buying another copy and donating it.

If you would like to borrow any of the following books or resources, arrange to pick up by contacting Sharon

Here are the resources we have at present:

ADOPTION

• FRUA INC 2004 conference CD's
• FRUA INC Washington State resource directory.
• The Adoption Option. Complete handbook 2001 by Christine Adamec
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption by Chris Adamec
• Is Adoption for You? The information you need to make the right choice. by Christine Adamec
• There are babies to adopt. A resource guide for prospective parents by Christine A Adamec
• Adopting After Infertility by Patricia Irwin Johnston
• Adopting from Russia. A language audio cassette and parenting guide. by Teresa Kelleher
• The Russian adoption handbook. How to adopt from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova by John H Maclean
• Making Sense of Adoption; A Parent’s Guide by Lois Ruskai Melina
• Raising Adopted Children; A manual For Adoptive Parents by Lois Ruskai Melina
• How to Adopt Internationally by Jean Nelson-Erichsen & Heino R. Erichsen
• “Are those kids yours?" American families with children adopted from other countries by Cheri Register
• Adopt International. Everything you need to know to adopt a child from abroad. by O Robin Sweet

CULTURES

RUSSIA

• From Nyet to Da. Understanding the Russians - 3rd Edition - Yale Richmond
• The Russian Way by Zita Dabars - Aspects of behavior, attitudes and customs of the Russians.
• Customs and Etiquette of Russia by Irene Slatter



BULGARIA

• Enchantment of the world; Bulgaria by Abraham Resnick

LANGUAGE

• Eastern European Phrase Book by Berlitz
  

  RUSSIAN

  • Russian at a glance by Thomas R Beyer - phrase book/dictionary
  • Berlitz - Russian for travelers (phrases/dictionary)
  • Barrons - Russian at a glance (phrases/dictionary/audio cassette)

TRAVEL GUIDES

• The Berkeley Guide. On The Loose in Eastern Europe 1993
• Lonely Planet- Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
  

  RUSSIA

  • Fodor's Moscow and St. Petersburg - travel guide
  • Eyewitness Travel - Moscow - travel guide
  • A Travel Guide to Jewish Russia & Ukraine by Ben G. Frank
  • Lonely Planet - Moscow by Mara Vorhees - city guide
  • Frommer's Moscow and St. Petersburg by Angela Charlton - travel guide
  • Insight city guide, Moscow - travel guide
  
  

  UKRAINE

  • Lonely Planet. Ukraine by Sarah Johnstone - travel guide
  
  

  BULGARIA

  • Bulgaria The Rough Guide

PARENTING

• The Parent's Success Guide to Parenting. 'For Dummies' series by S Blackthorn
• Raising Confident Boys by Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
• Secrets of the Baby Whisperer. How to calm, connect and communicate with your baby. by Tracy Hogg

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

• What to Expect. The Toddler years. by Arlene Eisenberg
• No Bored Babies. Guide to making developmental toys for babies, birth to two by Jan Fisher Shea
• 1, 2, 3 The Toddler Years. A practical guide for parents and caregivers. by Irene Van der Zander
• Understand and Stimulate your child's development. by Dr. Richard C Woolfson

ATTACHMENT

• Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents by Deborah D. Gray
• Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control. A love based approach to helping attachment challenged children with severe behaviors. by Heather T Forbes
• The Essential Link. Attachment and Bonding Information for Adoptive Parents. by Susan M Ward

SENSORY INTEGRATION

• The Out of Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz
• The Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Carol Stock Kranowitz

POST-ADOPTION DEPRESSION

• The Post-Adoption Blues; Overcoming the Unforseen Challenges of Adoption by Karen J. Foli and John R. Thompson

CHILDRENS’ BOOKS

• When I met you. A story of Russian Adoption by Adrienne Ehlert Bashista . Story for children.
• When Joel Comes Home. by Susi Gregg Fowler. Story for children.
• Just Waiting For My Family by Terry M. Mandeville

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