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    Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child


Who Is Patty Cogen?

Find out more about Patty and her education, experience and current work. Click on Bio.


Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child--from your first hours together through the teen years

Patty's shares the insights and strategies from a decade of First Year Home Groups. You can review the entire table of contents and read several excerps on Amazon. Order from Amazon,Tapestry Books or your local bookstore. Click on Book.for more information.

For an exciting book review by Dr. Boris Gindis, Ph.D., go to www.bgcenterschool.org and click on the Newsletter Archive link. Go to Newsletter #101 from January 8, 2009.


What To Expect When You Adopt Internationally

Access both published and unpublished articles including those frequently referenced by Adoptive Families Magazine, Transracial Adoption Resources (NYSCCC), Families with Children from Russia and Eastern Europe, Families with Children From China (their Top Ten Reads Before Adopting Internationally). Click on Articles


The First Year Home Group

Find out more about the nationally recognized support and education group for parents and internationally adopted children. Click on First Year Home Group


Contact Information

For additional information please call: (206) 282-7625.








Up-Coming Events
-Parenting Class: The First Year Home through The BG Center: www.bgcenter.com

-Faculty member of BG Center's on line School, collaborating with Dr. Boris Gindis




Recommended Books

Both of the books below are best for working with children over 4 years old




1.Troubled Transplants by Richard J. Delaney and Frank R Kunstal

2. Facilitating Developmental Attachment by Daniel A. Hughes

-Skip to last two chapters on parenting strategies