Resources for Donor Conceived People and Their Families
Resources for Parents:
Modern Families: Parents and Children in New Family Forms, Susan Golombok
Random Families: Genetic Strangers, Sperm Donor Siblings and the Creation of New Kin, Rosanna Hertz and Margaret Nelson
Building Your Family: The Complete Guide to Donor Conception, Lisa Schuman and Mark LeondiresMommies,
Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Questions & Building Strong Families, Diane Ehrensaft
Mixed Blessings: Building a Family With and Without Donor Help, Olivia Montuschi
Telling and Talking Booklets from Donor Conception Network
Facebook groups: Donor Conceived Best Practices and Connections; Donor Conceived People, Siblings, Donors, Parents
Substack: Donor Conception Journal Club
Reddit: r/donorconception and r/askadcp
Check with your sperm, egg or embryo donor clinic for parent groups to connect with genetic sibling families
Books for Young Children:
A Kids Book About Donor Conceived People, Taylor Hovish
Happy Together, Julie Marie You Were Meant for Me, Sheri Sturniolo
The Very Kind Koala: A Surrogacy Story for Children, Kimberly Kluger-Bell
Meeting My Brother, Jennifer Dukoff (shared-donor siblings)
The Family Book, Todd Parr
Families Can, Dan SaksLove Makes a Family, Sophie Beer
Resources for Donor Conceived Teens and Young Adults:
Podcast: You Look Like Me
Reddit: r/donorconceived
Book: The Other F-Word by Natasha Friend
Book: Our Extended Universe by Dane Johns
Documentary: Future People: The Family of Donor 5114
Docuseries: Generation Cryo
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