One half of the book follows Caleb, a young boy who talks about his difficulties with relationships. He learns strategies and…
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Attachment, Trauma, And Healing
Attachment is the deep and enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first few years of life….
Building the Bonds of Attachment
Parents and professionals now have the opportunity to join Dr. Hughes, a clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of…
Can I Go Home with You? Chloe’s Story of Trauma, Disrupted Attachment, and Psychotropic Medication
When four-year-old Chloe Ramsey loses her mother to a drug overdose, her aunt and uncle immediately step in to adopt…
Connecting With Kids Through Stories: Using Narratives To Facilitate Attachment in Adopted Children
A “how to” book for parents whose children’s early development has left them difficult to reach. This book guides parents…
El Lamento Del Pato Enzo
Acompana al pato Enzo mientras descubre que esta bien sentirse en conflicto al amar multiples parejas de padres y madres….
Finding The Right Spot: When Kids Can’t Live With Their Parents
A young girl talks about being placed with a foster mother and shares her sadness and disappointment, but also her…
He Just Needs to be Loved
When three year old Tyler was adopted from Ukraine in 1992, the orphanage director told the authors, “He just needs…
Help For The Hopeless Child: A Guide For Families
Subtitle: With Special Discussion for Assessing and Treating the Post-Institutionalized Child (2nd Edition) Written for parents who have adopted a…
Kit Kitten and the Topsy-Turvy Feelings: A Story About Parents Who Aren’t Always Able to Care
Once upon a time there was a little kitten called Kit who lived with a grown-up cat called Kizz Cat….
Mattie The Mouse
Mattie is from a loving family, goes to a foster family, and is eventually reunited with his birth family.
My Mom Went to Jail
This book is designed to be read to a child by an adult. It can be used with two age…
Not Always Happy: An Unusual Parenting Journey
A moving memoir about finding and adopting a son from the foster care system with Down syndrome and realizing that…
Out of Harm’s Way: A Parent’s Guide to Protecting Young Children from Sexual Abuse
This book provides realistic recommendations for parents and caregivers. Drawn from Wurteles decades of work on child sexual abuse. It…
Parenting Other People’s Children: Understanding And Repairing Reactive Attachment Disorder
A book on reactive attachment disorder and more, in that it explores the underlying causes and includes help for children…
Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow
The world is full of hurt children, and bringing one into your home can quickly derail the easy family life…
Raising Children of Alcoholics & Drug Users
A practical parenting guide for grandparents raising grandkids (as well as aunts, uncles, greats, and ‘ex’s’) when one, or both,…
Reparenting the Child Who Hurts: A Guide to Healing Developmental Trauma and Attachments
Finally, a parenting book which demystifies the latest thinking on neurobiology, physiology and trauma and explains what the research means…
The Yell of Teddie Drake
Teddie Drake is a young swan being raised by a family of ducks. Through communication with his biological family, siblings…
Two Places Called HOME
Two children go to live with Larry and Jane, their foster parents and every Thursday they get to go see…
What Every Adoptive Parent Needs to Know: Healing Your Child’s Wounded Heart
This remarkable true-life story of raising two adopted children is a tale of hope and resilience, of two parents unprepared…
When Love is Not Enough: Mastering Steps to Reach Children (DVD)
In a way that only she can do, Nancy Thomas takes you on a laugh filled journey to heal the…
Working with Traumatized Children: A Handbook for Healing
This practical handbook describes the physical and emotional effects of trauma, how to recognize maladaptive reactions, and specific strategies for…