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description: The essential guide to parenting adopted and foster kids--learn to create felt safety heal attachment trauma and navigate challenging behaviors and triggersChildren who have been adopted and/or shuttled through the foster-care system experience trauma at a much higher rate than other kids which can make it difficult for them to trust relax regulate their emotions and connect with their new families. As a parent learning how to heal attachment trauma attune to your child's needs identify triggers and create felt safety is essential to providing the loving supportive and stable home they need to thrive.Written for parents of adopted and foster kids of all ages this book offers resources for handling common concerns like sleep issues food sensitivities anger fear and reactivity. It also provides guidance on navigating transracial adoptions working through parents' own hang-ups and recognizing signs of developmental and psychological conditions. The book highlights practical strategies and provides real-life examples to address questions 
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title: The Adoptive Parents' Handbook: A Guide to Healing Trauma and Thriving with Your Foster or Adopted Child
publisher: North Atlantic Books