Wounded Children Healing Homes

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:

Foreword: Parenting Traumatized Children: The Impact on Foster and Adoptive Parents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Facing The Reality Of The Need

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

Part Two: Understanding Trauma and Its Impact On The Family

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

Part Three: Inside The Crisis of Adoption Breakdown

Seven: Confronting The Crisis Of Adoption Breakdown
Eight: Managing The Crisis Of Adoption Breakdown

Part Four: The Child, The Family, and School

Nine: The Maltreated Child In School
Ten: School Interventions For The Maltreated Child

Part Five: Strategies For Successful Parenting Traumatized Children

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

Afterword: Speaking To The Heart, Equipping Parents For The Journey

Appendix One: Assessing Attachment-Readiness and Capabilities In Prospective Adoptive Parents

Appendix Two: Building A Support System and Finding Resources

Notes

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