Parenting the hurt child
Subtitle: helping adoptive families heal and grow
By: Gregory C. Keck, Regina M. Kupecky ; edited by L.G. Mansfield.
Contributors: Kupecky, Regina M.; Mansfield, Lynda Gianforte.
Edition: Rev. and updated.
Publisher: NavPress
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Colorado Springs, CO
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781600062902
Subjects: Special needs adoption -- United States; Intercountry adoption -- United States; Adoptive parents -- United States; Parenting -- United States; Attachment disorder in children
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Who is the hurt child? Understanding the attachment cycle; title: Dare to parent. Claiming your role in your child's life; title: What doesn't work. Parenting techniques doomed to failure; title: What works. Cycling your way to health and happiness; title: Cinnamon on applesauce. Nurturing the hurt child; title: The school dance. Knowing when to lead and when to follow; title: Rough waters. Surviving when it feels like nothing works; title: Life preservers. Discovering help from a variety of resources; title: Finding useful help. Connecting with the right therapist; title: Ask an expert. Questions and answers about hurt children; title: Parents and children talk back. Stories from those who've been there; title: Authors' smorgasbord.