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  • The Foster Care Survival Guide: The Essential Guide for Today's Foster Parents

    by John DeGarmo ...
    Foster parenting is often seen as a calling and a mission of love. At the same time, foster parenting can be both very difficult and exhausting. When caring for children who have suffered abuse, neglect, and traumas, foster parents face their own set of unique challenges each day.The Foster Care Survival Guide is a must have for today’s foster parents. It is a guide to surviving the lifestyle of a ... Read more

    $16.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom

    365 Days of Inspiration and Encouragement for Foster Care Families

    by John DeGarmo ...
    Foster parenting is both a rewarding and a challenging job, a lifestyle of continuous learning and new experiences, and The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom will be there to support you as you, in turn, support your foster children.Filled with 365 days' worth of daily tips, inspirational quotes, and motivational short stories from a foster care expert, this book is a must-read for modern child ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Helping Foster Children In School

    A Guide for Foster Parents, Social Workers and Teachers

    by John DeGarmo ...
    Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them.Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic performance, with many failing to complete their education. They will have often ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Fostering Love

    One Foster Parent's Journey

    by Dr. John DeGarmo ...
    Children suffering from abuse. Neglect. Malnutrition. Even drug-related problems passed on from a mothers addiction. Children rejected by those who were to love them most, their parents. When placed into a foster home, many of these children carry with them the physical and emotional scars that prevent them from accepting the love of another. This journey as a foster parent is the most difficult ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Keeping Foster Children Safe Online

    Positive Strategies to Prevent Cyberbullying, Inappropriate Contact, and Other Digital Dangers

    by John DeGarmo ...
    Foster children are more likely than other children to be involved in risky activities online due to backgrounds of neglect and abuse, an absence of supportive adults, lower self-esteem, and greater exposure to drugs and alcohol.Covering all the dangers of online technology that your foster child might encounter, from cyberbullying and "sexting", to child grooming and online hoaxes, this book pays ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • The Foster Parenting Manual

    A Practical Guide to Creating a Loving, Safe and Stable Home

    by John DeGarmo ...
    The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offering proven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike. Distilling many years' experience into one book, US foster and adoptive parent John DeGarmo combines his own hard-won wisdom with that of fellow foster parents. He describe what to expect from the process, how to access help and support and how to ensure the best care for ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • A Different Home

    A New Foster Child's Story

    Illustrated by Norma Jeanne Trammell ...
    by John DeGarmo, Dr Kelly Degarmo ...
    A sensitive picture book to help ease the anxieties of foster children aged 4 to 10 entering placement.In A Different Home, Jessie tells us her story of being placed in foster care. At first she is worried and has lots of questions. The new home is not like her old home -- she has a different bedroom, different clothes, and there's different food for breakfast. She also misses her family. When Jim ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Love and Mayhem

    One Big Family's Uplifting Story of Fostering and Adoption

    by John DeGarmo ...
    Many people say being a parent is the toughest job there is. John DeGarmo, foster and adoptive parent, tells us just how tough it can be, having parented over 40 children. At times he and his wife, Kelly, have cared for up to nine children at a time, many with severe trauma and learning difficulties.Love and Mayhem is an honest and open account of the struggles, sadness and joy that comes with the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Adopting a child is one of the most rewarding experiences of one's life. However, it is not an easy undertaking or one to be taken lightly. The process can be daunting. If you have ever wanted to adopt a child, you may be interested in this true story of adoption. Here is the account of the adoption of Daniel. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Twilight Children

    Three Voices No One Heard Until a Therapist Listened

    by Torey Hayden ...
    From the bestselling author of One Child comes the story of three of former special education teacher Torey Hayden’s most extraordinary challenges.Nine-year-old Cassandra, kidnapped by her father and found starving, dirty, and picking through garbage cans—is a child prone to long silences and erratic, violent behavior.Charming, charismatic four-year-old Drake will speak only in private to his ... Read more

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  • Stolen Voices

    A sadistic step-father. Two children violated. Their battle for justice.

    by Terrie Duckett ...
    He beat them, he abused them, and he tortured them. He broke their dreams. But they came back stronger.‘Terrie and Paul are two of the bravest people I have ever met. I have only shared the briefest glimpse into the true horrors this brother and sister have endured, but I rarely come across cases this bad. After the unspeakable abuse and shocking betrayals, two incredible human beings came through ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Learning to Love Amy

    The foster carer who saved a mother and a daughter

    by Mia Marconi ...
    Series series HarperTrue Life – A Short Read
    The second in a series of true short stories from foster carer Mia Marconi.India was a child who was destined to end up in care. She came to foster carer Mia Marconi’s house when she was three; she’d already been in care for five months by then. But her mum Amy didn’t get on with her carer and threatened to kill her so India was moved.But no matter how inadequate parents are, children in care love ... Read more

    $5.49 USD