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Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families
enlarge	Authors: Jayne E Schooler, Betsy Keefer Smalley, Timothy J Callahan Psy.D. Publisher: NavPress Category: Book List Price: ~~$17.99~~ Buy New: $15.65 as of 7/30/2010 06:13 CDT details You Save: $2.34 (13%) Qty 16 In Stock New (4) Used (3) from $15.65 Seller: renentertainment Rating: 1 reviews Sales Rank: 165770 Media: Paperback Pages: 272 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7 Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 ISBN: 1615215689 Dewey Decimal Number: 306 EAN: 9781615215683 ASIN: 1615215689 Publication Date: January 29, 2010 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description Why doesn’t our child return our love? What are we failing to understand? What are we failing to do? These questions can fill the minds of adoptive parents caring for wounded, traumatized children. Families often enter into this experience with high expectations for their child and for themselves but are broadsided by shattered assumptions. This book addresses the reality of those unmet expectations and offers validation and solutions for the challenges of parenting deeply traumatized and emotionally disturbed children.

Customer Reviews: A Valuable Resource for Adoptive Parents March 15, 2010 T. Lily (Ohio USA) 7 out of 7 found this review helpful "Yes, that's exactly what I've experienced!" I repeated this statement frequently as I read Wounded Children, Healing Homes, a valuable resource that includes stories of real adoptive parents struggling with the challenges of raising traumatized children. Reading the book helped me feel less alone, less crazy, less angry, less fearful, and more hopeful. Divided in five parts, the book begins with a look at how unmet expectations affect an adoptive parent's response to his or her child--a child whose behavior seems to scream rejection. Part two examines attachment theory and the impact trauma has on a child and his or her adoptive family. Part three explores how subtly crises can evolve and threaten the stability of adoptive families; it also includes suggestions on how to handle these crises. Part four discusses the educational needs of traumatized children and how adoptive parents can be effective advocates for their children. Part five offers useful parenting strategies. Appendices at the end of the book list resources for adoptive parents and common home-study questions asked of prospective adoptive parents. Each chapter in the book summarizes key points and presents questions for discussion. I received this book as a complementary copy from one adoptive parent to another. I've read through it twice already and plan to keep it close by as a handy resource and as a source of inspiration. The book is well researched, and I strongly recommend it to current and prospective adoptive parents. If I had had this book as a resource at the beginning of the adoption process, I believe I would've been more understanding of my child's needs and better prepared to meet them.