Family
Ties That Bind
by
Dr Ronald W Richardson
Canada, 1984 |
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| Self
help guide to change through family of origin
therapy
Contents include:
- Families are strange creatures
- You never talk to me — closeness and
distance among family members
- You're not better, just different —
dealing with differences
- How to be true to yourself and still have
friends
- Triangles in relationships
- You's on first? — birth order and
gender position in the family of origin
- Doing the work
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How
Babies and Families are made
(There
is more than one way!)
by
Patricia Schaffer
USA, 1988 |
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| From the
back cover: “Deals with the concept of
“family” as a changing entity related
to the mores and conventions of our times. The
mystery of procreation and birth is well described
and should help children.”
Preface: “When a child asks about where
babies come from, it is almost necessary to
have a book with pictures that help you to explain.” |
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How
I Began The story
of Donor Insemination
by
the NSW Infertility Social Workers Group, Australia
1998 |
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| Story for
children, briefly explains conception and donor
insemination in words and pictures.
Edited by Julia Paul, Illustrated by Merri
Spencer |
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Let
Me Explain
by Jane
Schnitter |
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| A
story about Donor Insemination Jane T. Schnitter.
Aimed at children aged 7-10 years, explains
the complicated concept of Donor Insemination.
Written for children between
6 and 10 this illustrated 30 page book, published
in the USA, takes a child's matter of fact view
about her conception by DI, and her close connection
to her one and only Dad. Text and pictures combine
to create a reassuring message that this form
of family building has produced a family where
dad and daughter get silly together, fight,
talk and play in a normal loving relationship,
while the young girl understands the facts and
implications of how she was conceived. |
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Mommy,
did I grow in your Tummy?
by Elaine Gordon |
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| This book is
simply and sensitively written to help parents
explain to young children about the different
ways babies may be conceived, including IVF, egg
and sperm donation and surrogacy. It is well illustrated,
and also describes adoption in an easy to understand
way. |
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My
Story for children
conceived by donor insemination (DI)
by Sheffield
Uni. Dept. of Obst. & Gyn
Great Britain |
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| Story
for children, briefly explains D.I. in words
and pictures. (4 Copies)
“Mummy and Daddy
were very sad when no baby began to grow. Then
the doctor said there was a way for them to
have a baby. Some very kind men give their sperm
so people like Mummy and Daddy can have a baby.
At last Mummy and Daddy had a baby and that
was me!” |
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This book is not available
to buy through the DCSG - To purchase this book,
please go to http://www.dcnetwork.org/
DCSG Members can borrow
this book from the DCSG library. |
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Our
Story for children
conceived by DI into single parent families
by Nicola Baxter for the
Donor Conception Network Great Britain |
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| “One
day I said 'Have I got a dad?' Then Mum told
me all about how a hospital helped her to have
a baby, even though she hadn't met the right
person to be my dad. I am really proud my Mum
could do this and I am proud of us and our family.”
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|
This book is not available
to buy through the DCSG - To purchase this book,
please go to http://www.dcnetwork.org/
DCSG Members can borrow
this book from the DCSG library. |
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Our
Story for children
conceived by DI into lesbian parent families
Written for the Donor
Conception Network Great Britain |
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| “One
day I said 'Have I got a dad?' Then my mums
told me all about how a hospital helped them
to have a baby - me! I am really happy my mums
could do this and I am proud of us and our family.”
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This book is not available
to buy through the DCSG - To purchase this book,
please go to http://www.dcnetwork.org/
DCSG Members can borrow
this book from the DCSG library. |
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Sometimes
it Takes Three to Make a Baby
Written
by Kate Bourne and illustrated by Ron Thompson
To purchase, go
to http://www.mivf.com.au |
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| Written
by an infertility counsellor, "Sometimes
It Takes Three to Make a Baby" is primarily
written for young children to help them understand
the way they began. It will also be of interest
to their parents, friends and family and to
egg donors and their children.
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| The
very first child resulting from IVF using donated
eggs was born in 1983. Since then, the use of
donor eggs has become a viable option for women
who are unable to produce their own eggs. The
egg donor may be anonymous or may be a relative
or friend of the woman. Whilst there is a wealth
of resources to assist parents in telling their
child about natural conception, little information
is available to help parents who have conceived
their child using donor eggs. |
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This
book is not available for purchase through DCSG,
to purchase this book, please go to http://www.mivf.com.au
DCSG Members can borrow
this book from the DCSG library. |
| » Book
review written by DCSG member, Karen,
from SA
"I read this
book with my 6 year old son, (who was
conceived using a donor egg). We both
enjoyed sharing the story about his
special beginning and the colourful
and lightly humorous illustrations.
It is definitely going on my 'must have'
book list, as I'm sure that my son will
want to have it as his own book, to
read and ask more questions about his
beginning as his understanding grows.
The book is written
for children aged from 3 to 9 years
of age. It is divided into three sections:
the first part is the story about donor
conception and how the child made his
beginning; the second part is where
the child can add drawings/photos and
information about their family and themselves
as a baby; and lastly the third part
includes a note for parents and friends,
with some very useful information, and
an explanation from a couple, about
how they told their daughter of her
conception.
This is an excellent
book to have, if your child was conceived
using a donor egg"
Thank
you Karen |
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The
Mulberry Bird
by
Anne Braff Brodzinsky, Phd |
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| An adoption
story aimed at 5 – 10 year old adoptees. |
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Where
did I really come from?
Written
by Narelle Wickham, Illustrated by Ingrid Urh
Australia 1992 |
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| This
book has been written to help parents and teachers
answer the age-old question, “Where did
I come from?”
Offers children simple non-judgemental
explanations of sexual intercourse, DI, IVF,
GIFT, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption and Surrogacy |
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