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In response to the Hansen case, EMK Press and a number of other adoption professionals put together a 50 page guide for new adoptive parents. It’s called Realistic Expectations and can be downloaded at
our website by following this link: http://www.emkpress.com/realisticexpectations.html

A number of the articles have been reprinted from the Adoption Parenting book, while there are others that were specifically created for this guide. It has already helped a number of families who are
currently on their adoption trips.

The guide contains the following articles will be helpful to new adoptive families.

• A Different Perspective by Cynthia Hockman-Chupp
• Strategies for Building Attachment by Karleen Gribble, BRurSc, PhD
• Top Ten Tips for Successful First Year Parenting by Deborah Gray, MSW, MPA
• Why Grandma Can’t Pick Up the Baby by Sheena Macrae and Karleen Gribble
• What is This Thing You Call Sleep? by Dr Julian Davies, MD
• Transitional Feeding Difficulties by Dr Julian Davies, MD
• Alone No More…Recognizing Post Adoption Depression by Heatherly Bucher
• Adding The Oldest by Terra Trevor
• Creating a Fit by Carrie Kitze
• “When Do You Tell a Child He was Adopted?” And Other Secrets We Shouldn’t Keep by Adam Pertman
• Unexpected Special Needs by Nancy Hemenway
• Positive Outcome: How Can You Combat the Effects of an Orphanage By Mary Beth Williams, PhD, LCSW, CTS
• The Impact of Trauma on the Adopted Child by B. Bryan Post
• Ten Keys to Healing Trauma in the Adopted Child by B. Bryan Post
• How to Find a Therapist Experienced in Attachment and/or Trauma tips from the Attachment & Trauma Network
• Sensory Integration And the Internationally Adopted Child By Barbara Elleman, MHS, OTR/L, BCP
• Facts About Parenting a Child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder By Teressa Kellerman
• How to Avoid the Syndrome of Parent Burn-Out by Harriet McCarthy
• Being an Ally to Families Raising Children with Challenges by Ellin Frank
• Help Your Child Ward Off a Mad Attack by Lynne Namke, EdD
• Being with Your Child in Public Places by Patty Wipfler
• Strategies to Deal with Anger and Power Struggles by Christopher J. Alexander, PhD
• When Adoptions Fail by Kim Phagan-Hansel