Adoptive Families of Hong Kong
Adoptive Families of Hong Kong (AFHK) is run by a local English-speaking group of adoptive parents in Hong Kong. The group organizes regular events for its members. These events include informative meetings on adoption-related issues for adoptive parents and gatherings for the whole family. The group also holds a picnic every June and a Christmas party every December.
For more information, please visit Adoptive Families of Hong Kong or contact Mrs. Tina Thomas (Chairperson of AFHK) by email at tinathomas90@hotmail.com or by phone at (852) 9475-8670.
Happy Parents Association
Happy Parents Association (HPA) is run by a local Chinese-speaking group of adoptive parents in Hong Kong. The group organizes regular events for its members. These events include informative meetings on adoption-related issues for adoptive parents and gatherings for the whole family.
For more information, please contact the President of HPA at Kowloon GPB Box 72313.
Walking Alongside You - The First Guidebook for Newly Adoptive Parents
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Recommended Book List for Children
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For the Very Young (Age 0 – 3)
I Don’t Have Your Eyes by Carrie Kitze**
”More, More, More,” Said the Baby by Vera Williams**
The Day We Met You by Phoebe Koehler**
The Place You’re Meant To Be by Nury Vittachi |
For Younger Children (Picture Books – Age 4 – 8)
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza**
Families are Different by Nina Pellegrin**
Families are Forever by Craig Shemin and Deb Capone
How I Was Adopted by Joanne Cole
I Love You Like Crazycakes by Rose Lewis
Let’s Talk About It: Adoption by Fred Rogers**
Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale by Karen Katz
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis**
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
The Mulberry Bird by Brodzinsky Anne Braff
The Place You’re Meant To Be by Nury Vittachi |
For Older Children (Age 9 – 12)
At Home in This World: A China Adoption Story by Jean Macleod
How It Feels To Be Adopted by Jill Krementz
Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs
Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers
Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family
Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka
* Recommended for Teenagers and Parents
** Recommended by Mother’s Choice
Recommended Book List for Adults and Parents
A Child’s Journey through Placement by Vera Fahlberg**
Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Needs Kids: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky**
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents by Deborah D. Gray**
Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits: A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families by Myra Alperson
Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss by Claudia Jewett**
Holding Time by Martha G. Welch**
In Their Own Voices by Rita James Simon and Rhonda M. Roorda*
Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child by Beth O’Malley
Making Sense of Adoption by Lois Ruskai Melina
Raising Adopted Children by Lois Ruskai Melina**
Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child by Holly van Gulden and Lisa M. Bartel-Rabb**
Talking with Young Children about Adoption by Mary Watkins and Susan Fisher**
The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another by Cindy Champnella*
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best**
Twenty Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make by Sherrie Eldridge*
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge**
The Adoption Experience: Families Who Give Children a Second Chance by Ann Morris
When Love is Not Enough by Nancy Thomas |
* Recommended for Teenagers and Their Parents
** Recommended by Mother’s Choice
List of Useful Websites
Positive Adoption Terminology
| Instead of: |
We Suggest: |
| Real Parent(s) |
Birthparent(s), Birthmother(s),
Birthfather(s) |
| Natural Parent(s) |
Biological Parent(s) |
| Unwed Mother |
Single Parent |
| Own Child |
Birth Child |
| My Adopted Child |
My Child |
| An Unwanted Child |
An Unplanned or Unexpected Child |
| A Hard to Place Child |
A Child with Special Placement Needs |
| An Illegitimate Child |
A Child of Unmarried Parents |
| Put Up for Adoption, Adopt Out |
Place for Adoption |
| Give Up a Child, Sign Off |
Make an Adoption Plan |
| Foreign Adoption |
International Adoption |
| Track Down or Find |
Search |
| To Keep a Child |
To Parent a Child |
| Is Adopted |
Was Adopted |
If you are interested in knowing more about adoption support, please email adoption@motherschoice.org or call us at (852) 2537-2285.
