Welcome to the Resource Library

About the Resource Library

This Resource Library is a collection of books, tapes, and DVDs, as well as instantly downloadable items, such as newsletters and tip sheets. You will find a wide variety of topics related to foster care, kinship caregiving, adoption, and more.

Wisconsin families and professionals are welcome to check out physical materials from our library for free (electronic items are available to all for free and on demand). The requested materials will be shipped to you with a postage-paid return envelope. You can help us serve more people by sending along a check for the amount of postage, if possible. You may check out four (4) items at a time and keep them for three (3) weeks.

TABLES OF CONTENTS

To help you navigate our rich library of free downloadable resources, we have created some table of contents documents that we hope you find helpful.

Questions? Comments? Please e-mail info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org

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Twice Upon-a-Time

Twice-Upon-A-Time is a unique adoption resource for young children, 3-8 years, and their families. Conception, birth and curiosity about birth parents are discussed as part of adopted children’s stories. The […]

Why Was I Adopted (2)

(Also #3187) Deals with the who, how, and why of adoption. Includes transracial and single-parent adoptions.How do you explain adoption to a young child? How do you tell a child […]

All Families are Special

Mrs. Mack, a grade school teacher, tells all of her students that she will soon be a grandmother! Suddenly, all of the students realize that teachers have families just like […]

Rebuilding Attachments With Traumatized Children

This book presents critical information on how to understand and surmount the impact of loss, neglect, separation, and violence on children’s development, how to discover and foster strengths in children […]

Abroad and Back

A 10.5 hour curriculum for pre- or post-adoptive families, as well as a valuable tool for staff development. Overhead templates, Powerpoint CD, lecture, videotape segments, home activities, and handouts.

Digging To America

Anne Tyler gives us a story about what it is like to be an American and about Maryam Yazdan who after 35 years in this country must finally come to […]

Ophelia Speaks

Culls writings from the hearts of girls nationwide, of various races, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Ranging in age from twelve to eighteen, the voices here offer a provocative and piercingly […]

Families are Different

Six-year-old Nico and her sister, both adopted as infants from Korea, don’t look like Mom and Dad. While families can be different from one another, they have some things in […]