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4 Resources for Every Adoptive Parent
We’ve compiled a list of resources for every adoptive parent that provides research-based, practical help for the journey ahead.
Show Hope Book Club: Attachments
Attachments “Attachments: Why You Love, Feel, and Act the Way You Do” explores how early attachment experiences shape the ways in which people form and maintain relationships throughout life. The authors, Dr. Tim Clinton and Dr. Gary Sibcy, believe the quality of one’s bonds with childhood caregivers influences emotional patterns, behavior, and relational stability as…
TBRI® and Food
Nutrition and hydration are important for development, brain function, and regulation, but for children who have been impacted by adoption and/or foster care, there may be difficult histories around food. Your child or teen may have experienced insecurity or hunger; food being withheld or forced due to punishment; or sensory-processing difference. Oftentimes, because of these…
Medical Care Impact Report
Many children who have been orphaned live with mild to acute healthcare needs, requiring access to medical and therapeutic intervention. But securing that access and associated costs are overwhelming for many children and families. Show Hope’s Medical Care grants have provided support to more than 200 families through financial assistance to help reduce the medical…
Adoption Aid Impact Report
Show Hope Adoption Aid grants are the cornerstone of our work and the original vision of our Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman. The vision: Address the financial barrier to adoption and to help families adopt providing financial assistance in the form of Adoption Aid grants. The goal of our grants is to cover…
Show Hope Book Club: Adopted for Life
Adopted for Life “Adopted for Life” by Dr. Russell Moore positions adoption as a central gospel theme, showing how God’s adoption of believers through Christ shapes Christian identity, family, and the mission of the Church. Drawing on Scripture and theology, Dr. Moore challenges churches and families to see adoption not as a niche calling but…
