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Adoption Lifebook Supplies

If you’re looking for supplies to create a one of a kind lifebook for your child, please take a look at the Lifebook Page in our Adoption Shop.
You’ll find products such as the Adopting Me personalization kit which includes 18 pages designed to fit the needs of all families, whether adopting internationally or domestically or [...]

Adoption Lifebooks

The Life Book Story: Vera Fahlberg

It is difficult to grow up to be a psychologically-healthy adult without having had to one’s own history. Traditionally, the family is the repository of knowledge about the child. Children separated from their families of origin do not have daily access to this source of information about their personal histories. [...]

Adoption Life Books

Your childs lifebook is their story. It’s their past, present and future. It’s a record of their life though words, photographs, memorbilia, artwork and more. There is no wrong way to do a lifebook. It’s really more of a concept. If your child is old enough to participate in helping to put together their lifebook, [...]

Adoption Lifebooks

Adoption Scrapbooks: by Vera Raposo
Unless someone has experienced the entire adoption process firsthand, no one can truly appreciate what is involved in this long haul. Some couples know right from the start that they will adopt. Others however don’t begin the application process until after years of disappointment. Either way, the end result – a [...]

Adoption Lifebooks

Thirteen Things to include in an adoption lifebook
1. Information on where your child was born. I requested information on the visitors website where my children were born.2. Print out a “On the day you were born” from this site.
3. Photographs of those who were involved such as case workers, agency staff, foster parents, etc.
4. [...]