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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Adoptive parents can be bewildered or apprehensive and find themselves struggling in ways they hadn't anticipated. Marion Crook gently takes adoptive parents through the process of adoption from childhood to adulthood, helping to demystify the experience with compassion and reassurance. Meticulously researched but refreshingly free of academic jargon, this book will enlighten and empower adoptive parents and those who work with adopted children alike....
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special needs--requires care, consideration, and compassion. Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you: Build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child; Effectively deal with any...
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Dr. Purvis explores the attachment experience of neuro-typical children and children with histories of harm. She explains to parents and caregivers how to recognize features of the attachment relationship and how to explore attachment styles to facilitate healing of children in their care.
10) Empowering, Connecting & Correcting Principles: Healing Children Through Trust and Relationships
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Dr. Purvis discusses how harm from abuse, trama, drugs/alcohol, or neglect during critical stages of brain growth causes significant disruptions in a child's development and behavior, and offers strategies to overcome these deficits.
11) Healthy Touch
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Discusses the importance of touch in early childhood development.
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
"An adoptive mother draws on her own experiences, extensive research, and interviews with adoptive families, grown adoptees, and professionals to create a memorable collection of practical tips and real-life stories for anyone who's adopting, or hopes to adopt, an older child."
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Written by Melissa Guida-Richards--a transracial, transnational, and late-discovery adoptee--this book unpacks the mistakes you don't even know you're making and gives you the real-life tools to be the best parent you can be, to the child you love more than anything."--Amazon.com.
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