Why don't our children return our love? What are we not understanding? What are we failing to do? These questions can trouble the minds of adoptive parents caring for wounded, traumatized children. Families often enter into adoption experience with high expectations for themselves and their children but are quick to discover that these hopes are not realistic. This book addresses those unmet expectations and offers validation and solutions for the challenges that arise when parenting deep;y tramatized or emotionally distrubed children.
CONTENTS:
- Part One: The Journey Begins
- One: Embracing A Love Like No Other: A Story of Hope
- Two: The Power of Unmet Expectations
- Three: Adoptive Parents and The Impact of Their Own Personal Trauma History
- Four: Attachment, Development, and The Impact of Trauma
- Five: Living With Traumatized Children: The Impact On Parents
- Six: Living With Traumatized Children: The Impact On Birth and Other Adopted Siblings
- Seven: Confronting The Crisis Of Adoption Breakdown
- Eight: Managing The Crisis Of Adoption Breakdown
- Nine: The Maltreated Child In School
- Ten: School Interventions For The Maltreated Child
- Eleven: Living With Children With Attachment Trauma: Understanding The Terminology, Diagnosis, and Parenting Strategies
- Twelve: Taking Care Of Yourself: The Parent's Neglected Task
- Thirteen: A Story Of Hope: The Rest Of The Story
